Where does “pasmalanka” come from?
pasmalanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
pasmalanka (Finnish): A piece of thread used to separate the pasmas of...
Definitions
- A piece of thread used to separate the pasmas of...
Ancestry of “pasmalanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lanka | yarn; thread; wire |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *lanka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |