Where does “pellavakuitu” come from?

pellavakuitu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuitu, from Proto-Finnic kuitu, from Proto-Finno-Permic kujčɜ.

pellavakuitu (Finnish): flax fiber, linen fiber

Definitions

  1. flax fiber, linen fiber

Ancestry of “pellavakuitu”, step by step

pellavakuitu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuitu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuitufiber, fibre; filament; Short for ravintokuitu
2Proto-Finnickuitu(flax) fibre/fiber
3Proto-Finno-Permickujčɜ—

via Finnish pellava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpellavaflax; linen
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kujčɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuitu →Every word from Finnish kuitu →