Where does “neula” come from?

neula (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic neekla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

neula (Finnish): needle; needle, stylus

Definitions

  1. needle; needle, stylus

Ancestry of “neula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicneekla
2Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “neula

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-