Where does “neuletyö” come from?
neuletyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish neule, from Finnish neuloa, from Finnish neula, from Proto-Finnic neekla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.
neuletyö (Finnish): knitting
Ancestry of “neuletyö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | neule | A knit garment |
| 2 | Finnish | neuloa | to knit |
| 3 | Finnish | neula | needle; needle, stylus |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | neekla | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēþlō | needle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |