Where does “reikänauha” come from?

reikänauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish reikä, from Proto-Finnic raika, from Proto-Finnic rajka.

reikänauha (Finnish): paper tape, punched tape

Definitions

  1. paper tape, punched tape

Ancestry of “reikänauha”, step by step

reikänauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Finnic rajka →Every word from Proto-Finnic raika →Every word from Finnish reikä →
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