Where does “rintaneula” come from?
rintaneula (Finnish) comes from Finnish neula, from Proto-Finnic neekla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.
rintaneula (Finnish): brooch
Ancestry of “rintaneula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | neula | needle; needle, stylus |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | neekla | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nēþlō | needle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |