Where does “kaksiraitanauhuri” come from?

kaksiraitanauhuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish Raita, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “kaksiraitanauhuri”, step by step

kaksiraitanauhuri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Raita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRaitastripe, band long strip of a colour or material
2Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
3Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta—

via Finnish nauhuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauhurirecorder
2Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
3Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
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