Where does “nitomasinkilä” come from?

nitomasinkilä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nitoa, from Proto-Finnic nitodak, from Proto-Finno-Permic ńiδa-.

nitomasinkilä (Finnish): staple fastener

Definitions

  1. staple fastener

Ancestry of “nitomasinkilä”, step by step

nitomasinkilä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nitoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnitoato staple
2Proto-Finnicnitodakto bind, to tie, to fasten
3Proto-Finno-Permicńiδa-—

via Finnish sinkilä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinkilästaple U-shaped metal fastener
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ńiδa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic nitodak →Every word from Finnish nitoa →