Where does “rautalanka” come from?
rautalanka (Finnish) comes from Ingrian lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
rautalanka (Finnish): iron or steel wire; instrumental rock; wireframe
Definitions
- iron or steel wire; instrumental rock; wireframe
Ancestry of “rautalanka”, step by step
rautalanka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian lanka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | lanka | yarn |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *lanka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
via Finnish rauta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rauta | iron; shackles, irons; act of getting or state of... |