Where does “käärelanka” come from?

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

käärelanka (Finnish): wrapping yarn

Definitions

  1. wrapping yarn

Ancestry of “käärelanka”, step by step

käärelanka 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 kääre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäärewrapping; bandage
2Finnishkääriäto wrap, roll
3Proto-Finnickääridäkto wrap
4Proto-Uralickäre-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →
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