Where does “nauhanohjain” come from?

nauhanohjain (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohjain, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

nauhanohjain (Finnish): strap guide

Definitions

  1. strap guide

Ancestry of “nauhanohjain”, step by step

nauhanohjain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohjain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohjaincontroller; device driver; control
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 ohjain →