Where does “reikäompelu” come from?

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

reikäompelu (Finnish): drawnwork, drawn thread work

Definitions

  1. drawnwork, drawn thread work

Ancestry of “reikäompelu”, step by step

reikäompelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reikä

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

via Finnish ompelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishompelusewing; dressmaking
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic rajka →Every word from Proto-Finnic raika →Every word from Finnish reikä →
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