Where does “heijastinnauha” come from?

heijastinnauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish heijastin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

heijastinnauha (Finnish): reflective tape usually non-adhesive, reflective band

Definitions

  1. reflective tape usually non-adhesive, reflective band

Ancestry of “heijastinnauha”, step by step

heijastinnauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish heijastin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheijastinreflector; safety reflector; First-person...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish heijastin →