Where does “palmikkonauha” come from?

palmikkonauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish nauha, from Proto-Finnic nauha — ribbon, band.

palmikkonauha (Finnish): (hair) braid ribbon, plait ribbon

Definitions

  1. (hair) braid ribbon, plait ribbon

Ancestry of “palmikkonauha”, step by step

palmikkonauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band

via Finnish palmikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalmikkoplait
2Proto-Finnicpalmikkoiplait, braid
Every word from Proto-Finnic nauha →Every word from Finnish nauha →