Where does “lankapuhelinverkko” come from?

lankapuhelinverkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lankapuhelin, from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

lankapuhelinverkko (Finnish): landline network

Definitions

  1. landline network

Ancestry of “lankapuhelinverkko”, step by step

lankapuhelinverkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lankapuhelin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankapuhelinlandline
2Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
4Proto-Germaniclangô—
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Finnish verkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkkonet; network; mesh
2Proto-Finnicverkkonet, fishing net
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →