Where does “kirjontaneula” come from?

kirjontaneula (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjonta, from Finnish kirjoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

kirjontaneula (Finnish): embroidery needle

Definitions

  1. embroidery needle

Ancestry of “kirjontaneula”, step by step

kirjontaneula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjonta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjontaembroidery
2FinnishkirjoaTo embroider
3Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
4Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w-—

via Finnish neula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
2Proto-Finnicneekla—
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -öä →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →