Where does “jännelanka” come from?

jännelanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

jännelanka (Finnish): bowstring

Definitions

  1. bowstring

Ancestry of “jännelanka”, step by step

jännelanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
3Proto-Germaniclangô—
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Finnish jänne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjännetendon, sinew; bowstring, string; chord
2Proto-Finnicjändekbowstring
3Proto-Uralicjäntestring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →