Where does “jousenjänne” come from?

jousenjänne (Finnish) comes from Finnish jänne, from Proto-Finnic jändek, from Proto-Uralic jänte — string.

jousenjänne (Finnish): bowstring

Definitions

  1. bowstring

Ancestry of “jousenjänne”, step by step

jousenjänne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jänne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjännetendon, sinew; bowstring, string; chord
2Proto-Finnicjändekbowstring
3Proto-Uralicjäntestring

via Finnish jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
Every word from Proto-Uralic jänte →Every word from Proto-Finnic jändek →Every word from Finnish jänne →