Where does “jalkanuotta” come from?

jalkanuotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuotta, from Proto-Finnic nootta, from Proto-Germanic nōtō, from Proto-Indo-European nōd- — knot, net; knot; net.

Ancestry of “jalkanuotta”, step by step

jalkanuotta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuottaseine
2Proto-Finnicnoottaseine
3Proto-Germanicnōtōnet, seine
4Proto-Indo-Europeannōd-knot, net; knot; net

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nōd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nōtō →Every word from Proto-Finnic nootta →