Where does “rohdinlanka” come from?

rohdinlanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

rohdinlanka (Finnish): tow yarn yarn made of tow or hards, i.e. the short, coarse fibres of flax

Definitions

  1. tow yarn yarn made of tow or hards, i.e. the short, coarse fibres of flax

Ancestry of “rohdinlanka”, step by step

rohdinlanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka
3Proto-Germaniclangô
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Finnish rohdin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrohdintow, hards, oakum; the shorter, coarse fibers of linen, hemp, etc.; hackling tow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic langazEvery word from Proto-Germanic langô