Where does “olkahihna” come from?
olkahihna (Finnish) comes from Finnish hihna, from Proto-Finnic hihna, from Lithuanian šikšna.
olkahihna (Finnish): shoulder strap
Ancestry of “olkahihna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hihna | strap, band; especially one that is made of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hihna | — |
| 3 | Lithuanian | šikšna | — |