Where does “ompelukoukku” come from?
ompelukoukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish ompelu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
ompelukoukku (Finnish): sewing hook
Ancestry of “ompelukoukku”, step by step
ompelukoukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish koukku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koukku | hook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | koukku | hook, hook-shaped tool |