Where does “rannehihna” come from?
rannehihna (Finnish) comes from Finnish ranne, from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
rannehihna (Finnish): wristband, wrist strap
Definitions
- wristband, wrist strap
Ancestry of “rannehihna”, step by step
rannehihna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ranne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ranne | wrist |
| 2 | Finnish | Ranta | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 3 | Finnish | ranta | shore; beach; bank |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ranta | shore, coast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strandō | edge; rim; shore, strand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)trAnt- | strand, border, field |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |