Where does “kinnasneula” come from?

kinnasneula (Finnish) comes from Finnish neula, from Proto-Finnic neekla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

kinnasneula (Finnish): a needle used to knit mittens

Definitions

  1. a needle used to knit mittens

Ancestry of “kinnasneula”, step by step

kinnasneula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
2Proto-Finnicneekla—
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Finnish kinnas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkinnasmitten
2Proto-Finnickindasglove, mitten
3Proto-Baltickimdas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Proto-Finnic neekla →