Where does “loimilanka” come from?

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

loimilanka (Finnish): warp end individual warp thread in a fabric

Definitions

  1. warp end individual warp thread in a fabric

Ancestry of “loimilanka”, step by step

loimilanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanka

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

via Finnish loimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloimiwarp set of yarns placed lengthwise in a loom
2Proto-Finnicloimiwarp
3Proto-Finnicloodakto throw, to cast, to launch; to create, to make
4Proto-Uralicloŋe-to throw, push away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →