Where does “länkivaljaat” come from?

länkivaljaat (Finnish) comes from Finnish valjaat, from Proto-Finnic valjas — harness, bridle.

länkivaljaat (Finnish): hame-style harness, collar harness

Definitions

  1. hame-style harness, collar harness

Ancestry of “länkivaljaat”, step by step

länkivaljaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valjaat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaljaatharness
2Proto-Finnicvaljasharness, bridle

via Finnish länget

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlängetcollar, horse collar, hame
Every word from Proto-Finnic valjas →Every word from Finnish valjaat →