Where does “huumeneula” come from?

huumeneula (Finnish) comes from Finnish neula, from Proto-Finnic neekla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

huumeneula (Finnish): drug needle

Definitions

  1. drug needle

Ancestry of “huumeneula”, step by step

huumeneula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
2Proto-Finnicneekla—
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Finnish huume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuumedrug, narcotic
2Finnishhuumatato stun, daze; to drug, dope, intoxicate, turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Proto-Finnic neekla →