Where does “nauhalaskin” come from?

nauhalaskin (Finnish) comes from Finnish laskin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

nauhalaskin (Finnish): printing calculator

Definitions

  1. printing calculator

Ancestry of “nauhalaskin”, step by step

nauhalaskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laskin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaskincalculator; pocket calculator; First-person...
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish laskin →
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