Where does “hikinauha” come from?
hikinauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiki, from Proto-Finnic hiki — sweat, perspiration.
hikinauha (Finnish): sweatband; headband
Ancestry of “hikinauha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hiki | sweat, perspiration |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hiki | sweat, perspiration |