Where does “nauhakuja” come from?

nauhakuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuja, from Proto-Finnic kuja, from Proto-Germanic kwījā.

nauhakuja (Finnish): casing a channel in fabric for a drawstring, waistband, etc

Definitions

  1. casing a channel in fabric for a drawstring, waistband, etc

Ancestry of “nauhakuja”, step by step

nauhakuja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkujaalley
2Proto-Finnickujafenced path
3Proto-Germanickwījā—

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Germanic kwījā →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuja →Every word from Finnish kuja →
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