Where does “neulansilmäkaarre” come from?
neulansilmäkaarre (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaarre, from Finnish kaartaa, from Proto-Finnic kaartadak, from Proto-Finnic kaari, from Proto-Uralic këŋere — curved thing.
neulansilmäkaarre (Finnish): hairpin turn
Definitions
- hairpin turn
Ancestry of “neulansilmäkaarre”, step by step
neulansilmäkaarre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaarre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaarre | bend, curve |
| 2 | Finnish | kaartaa | to curve, bend, turn, arch |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kaartadak | to curve, to bend |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kaari | curve |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | këŋere | curved thing |
via Finnish neulansilmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | neulansilmä | eye of a needle, eye; hairpin turn, hairpin bend,... |
| 2 | Finnish | neula | needle; needle, stylus |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | neekla | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēþlō | needle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |