Where does “reunanauha” come from?

reunanauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish nauha, from Proto-Finnic nauha — ribbon, band.

reunanauha (Finnish): a band, strip or tape that is used to decorate the edge of something; trimming, trim, edging, etc

Definitions

  1. a band, strip or tape that is used to decorate the edge of something; trimming, trim, edging, etc

Ancestry of “reunanauha”, step by step

reunanauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band

via Finnish reuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreunarim; brink, edge, border; boundary
2Proto-Finnicreunaedge
Every word from Proto-Finnic nauha →Every word from Finnish nauha →