Where does “joustokangas” come from?
joustokangas (Finnish) comes from Finnish jousto, from Finnish joustaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
joustokangas (Finnish): flex fabric
Definitions
- flex fabric
Ancestry of “joustokangas”, step by step
joustokangas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jousto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jousto | flexibility, flex; elasticity |
| 2 | Finnish | joustaa | to yield, bend |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
via Finnish kangas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |