Where does “olkanauha” come from?

olkanauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish olka, from Proto-Finnic olka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wolka.

olkanauha (Finnish): shoulder ribbon

Definitions

  1. shoulder ribbon

Ancestry of “olkanauha”, step by step

olkanauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish olka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholkashoulder
2Proto-Finnicolkashoulder
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwolka—

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wolka →Every word from Proto-Finnic olka →Every word from Finnish olka →