Where does “ketjuommel” come from?

ketjuommel (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketju, from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

ketjuommel (Finnish): chain stitch, chain seam

Definitions

  1. chain stitch, chain seam

Ancestry of “ketjuommel”, step by step

ketjuommel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Finnish ommel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishommelstitch; seam, suture
2Proto-Finnicombel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →