Where does “jalussolmu” come from?

jalussolmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

jalussolmu (Finnish): sheet bend, becket bend, weaver's knot, weaver's hitch

Definitions

  1. sheet bend, becket bend, weaver's knot, weaver's hitch

Ancestry of “jalussolmu”, step by step

jalussolmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolmuknot; knot, deadlock; vertex
2Proto-Finnicsolmu—
3Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

via Finnish jalus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalussheet
2Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
3Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmi →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmu →