Where does “leninkikangas” come from?
leninkikangas (Finnish) comes from Finnish leninki, from Swedish klänning, from Swedish klädning, from Swedish kläda, from Old Swedish klæþa, from Old Norse klæða, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną.
leninkikangas (Finnish): dress fabric
Definitions
- dress fabric
Ancestry of “leninkikangas”, step by step
leninkikangas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leninki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leninki | A frock or a dress |
| 2 | Swedish | klänning | a dress |
| 3 | Swedish | klädning | — |
| 4 | Swedish | kläda | to dress; now commonly contracted to "klä" |
| 5 | Old Swedish | klæþa | to dress |
| 6 | Old Norse | klæða | — |
| 7 | Old English | clāþian | to clothe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþōną | to clothe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |
via Finnish kangas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |