Where does “ompelukehys” come from?
ompelukehys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehys, from Finnish kehä, from Proto-Finnic kehä, from Proto-Finnic keššä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric keččä.
ompelukehys (Finnish): tambour, embroidery frame, taboret
Definitions
- tambour, embroidery frame, taboret
Ancestry of “ompelukehys”, step by step
ompelukehys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kehys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kehys | frame; cadre |
| 2 | Finnish | kehä | circle, ring; halo; circle, circumference |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kehä | circle, ring |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keššä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | keččä | — |
via Finnish ompelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ompelu | sewing; dressmaking |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |