Where does “poimulanka” come from?

poimulanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

poimulanka (Finnish): a thread that is pulled to shut something or to pull some things together; a pull thread

Definitions

a thread that is pulled to shut something or to pull some things together; a pull thread

Ancestry of “poimulanka”, step by step

poimulanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanka

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

via Finnish poimu

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	poimu	fold, warp, crease, wrinkle, ruga
2	Finnish	-u	Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3	Proto-Finnic	-u	Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns

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