Where does “hihnankiristin” come from?

hihnankiristin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiristin, from Finnish kiristää, from Finnish kireä, from Proto-Finnic kiredä, from Proto-Finno-Permic kirɜ.

hihnankiristin (Finnish): belt tensioner

Definitions

  1. belt tensioner

Ancestry of “hihnankiristin”, step by step

hihnankiristin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiristin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiristintightener; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnishkiristääto tighten; to extort, blackmail; to gnash, grind
3Finnishkireätight, taut; tense
4Proto-Finnickiredähard, stiff
5Proto-Finno-Permickirɜ—

via Finnish hihna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihnastrap, band; especially one that is made of...
2Proto-Finnichihnaleather belt, strap
3Lithuanianšikšna—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kirɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kiredä →Every word from Finnish kireä →