Where does “karstalankakangas” come from?
karstalankakangas (Finnish) comes from Finnish karstalanka, from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
karstalankakangas (Finnish): carded fabric
Definitions
- carded fabric
Ancestry of “karstalankakangas”, step by step
karstalankakangas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish karstalanka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karstalanka | carded yarn |
| 2 | Finnish | lanka | yarn; thread; wire |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *lanka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langô | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
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 |