Where does “mittanauha” come from?
mittanauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish nauha, from Proto-Finnic nauha.
mittanauha (Finnish): measuring tape, tape measure
Definitions
- measuring tape, tape measure
Ancestry of “mittanauha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nauha | ribbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nauha | — |