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

  1. hairpin turn

Ancestry of “neulansilmäkaarre”, step by step

neulansilmäkaarre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaarrebend, curve
2Finnishkaartaato curve, bend, turn, arch
3Proto-Finnickaartadakto curve, to bend
4Proto-Finnickaaricurve
5Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing

via Finnish neulansilmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneulansilmäeye of a needle, eye; hairpin turn, hairpin bend,...
2Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
3Proto-Finnicneekla
4Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Uralic këŋereEvery word from Proto-Finnic kaariEvery word from Proto-Finnic kaartadak