Where does “polvekenauha” come from?

polvekenauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish polveke, from Finnish ke, from Finnish kerä, from Finnish keralla, from Finnish kerralla — Adessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

polvekenauha (Finnish): zigzag ribbon

Definitions

  1. zigzag ribbon

Ancestry of “polvekenauha”, step by step

polvekenauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polveke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolvekebend, curve, turn
2FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
3Finnishkeräball
4Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
5FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Finnish kerralla →