Where does “kovikenauha” come from?

kovikenauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish kovike, from Finnish -ike, from Finnish -ikka, from Finnish ikka.

kovikenauha (Finnish): band stiffener band sewn in a garment to stiffen it where necessary, such as at waist

Definitions

  1. band stiffener band sewn in a garment to stiffen it where necessary, such as at waist

Ancestry of “kovikenauha”, step by step

kovikenauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kovike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkovikestiffener
2Finnish-ike—
3Finnish-ikka—
4Finnishikka—

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Finnish ikka →Every word from Finnish -ikka →Every word from Finnish -ike →