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Where does “neula” come from?

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

Words derived from “neula”

  • parsinneula
  • neulamainen
  • neulasto
  • neulan
  • rintaneula
  • neulomus
  • neulalaakeri
  • hiusneula
  • neulapohjoinen
  • jerseyneulos
  • ohutneulabiopsia
  • neulos
  • rantaneula
  • hakaneula
  • neulansilmä
  • ompeluneula
  • neulekangas
  • neule
  • solmioneula
  • ohutneulanäyte
  • neulepuikko
  • neulamuikku
  • neulasmainen
  • neulanen
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