Where does “hihnakenkä” come from?

hihnakenkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hihna, from Proto-Finnic hihna, from Lithuanian šikšna.

hihnakenkä (Finnish): strap shoe

Definitions

  1. strap shoe

Ancestry of “hihnakenkä”, step by step

hihnakenkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hihna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihnastrap, band; especially one that is made of...
2Proto-Finnichihnaleather belt, strap
3Lithuanianšikšna—

via Finnish kenkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenkäshoe; boot; boot; in the idiomatic expression...
2Proto-Finnickenkäshoe
Every word from Lithuanian šikšna →Every word from Proto-Finnic hihna →Every word from Finnish hihna →