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Where does “kengännauha” come from?

kengännauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish nauha, from Proto-Finnic nauha.

kengännauha (Finnish): A shoelace, bootlace, lace

Definitions

  1. A shoelace, bootlace, lace

Ancestry of “kengännauha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauha—
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