Where does “reikäommel” come from?

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

reikäommel (Finnish): a stitch in drawnwork or drawn thread work

Definitions

  1. a stitch in drawnwork or drawn thread work

Ancestry of “reikäommel”, step by step

reikäommel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reikä

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

via Finnish ommel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishommelstitch; seam, suture
2Proto-Finnicombel—
Every word from Proto-Finnic rajka →Every word from Proto-Finnic raika →Every word from Finnish reikä →