Where does “kengännauha” come from?

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

kengännauha (Finnish): A shoelace, bootlace, lace

Definitions

  1. A shoelace, bootlace, lace

Ancestry of “kengännauha”, step by step

kengännauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nauha

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

via Finnish kengän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkengänGenitive singular form of kenkä; of a shoe

Words derived from “kengännauha”

Every word from Proto-Finnic nauha →Every word from Finnish nauha →
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