Where does “niinikuitu” come from?

niinikuitu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuitu, from Proto-Finnic kuitu, from Proto-Finno-Permic kujčɜ.

niinikuitu (Finnish): bast fibre

Definitions

  1. bast fibre

Ancestry of “niinikuitu”, step by step

niinikuitu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuitu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuitufiber, fibre; filament; Short for ravintokuitu
2Proto-Finnickuitu(flax) fibre/fiber
3Proto-Finno-Permickujčɜ—

via Finnish niini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniinibast; Short for niinipuu
2Proto-Finnicniinibast
3Proto-Finno-Permicńijne—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kujčɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuitu →Every word from Finnish kuitu →