Where does “kirjontalanka” come from?

kirjontalanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

kirjontalanka (Finnish): embroidery thread

Definitions

embroidery thread

Ancestry of “kirjontalanka”, step by step

kirjontalanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanka

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	lanka	yarn; thread; wire
2	Proto-Finno-Ugric	*lanka	—
3	Proto-Germanic	langô	—
4	Proto-Germanic	langaz	long
5	Proto-Indo-European	dlongʰos	long

via Finnish kirjonta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kirjonta	embroidery
2	Finnish	kirjoa	To embroider
3	Finnish	-öä	Front vowel variant of -oa
4	Proto-Finnic	-odak	Forms some verbs
5	Proto-Uralic	-w-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →