Where does “kimmosäie” come from?

kimmosäie (Finnish) comes from Finnish säie, from Finnish sää, from Proto-Finnic sää, from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe — air.

kimmosäie (Finnish): elastic fiber

Definitions

  1. elastic fiber

Ancestry of “kimmosäie”, step by step

kimmosäie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish säie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäiethread, strand, fibre, filament; thread; string
2Finnishsääweather; you; fiber, thread, strand
3Proto-Finnicsääweather
4Proto-Finno-Ugricsäŋeair

via Finnish Kimmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKimmo—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic sää →Every word from Finnish sää →