Where does “kuivaneula” come from?

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

kuivaneula (Finnish): drypoint

Definitions

  1. drypoint

Ancestry of “kuivaneula”, step by step

kuivaneula 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 kuiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuivadry; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnickuivadry

Words derived from “kuivaneula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →
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