Where does “laakanauha” come from?

laakanauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish laaka, from Proto-Finnic laaka, from Proto-Norse lāgaʀ.

Ancestry of “laakanauha”, step by step

laakanauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaakahorizontal, flat; horizontal hit, line drive
2Proto-Finniclaakalow
3Proto-Norselāgaʀ—

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Norse lāgaʀ →Every word from Proto-Finnic laaka →Every word from Finnish laaka →