Where does “neulevaate” come from?

neulevaate (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 (thread), to sew.

neulevaate (Finnish): knitted garment; knitted clothes

Definitions

  1. knitted garment; knitted clothes

Ancestry of “neulevaate”, step by step

neulevaate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishneuleA knit garment
2Finnishneuloato knit
3Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
4Proto-Finnicneekla
5Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Finnish vaate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaatepiece of clothing, garment; clothing, clothes
2Proto-Finnic*vaat'ëkclothing, garment
3Proto-Germanicwēdizpiece of cloth, garment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlōEvery word from Proto-Finnic neekla
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