Where does “runkokuitu” come from?

runkokuitu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuitu, from Proto-Finnic kuitu, from Proto-Finno-Permic kujčɜ.

runkokuitu (Finnish): bast fibre

Definitions

  1. bast fibre

Ancestry of “runkokuitu”, step by step

runkokuitu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuitu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuitufiber, fibre; filament; Short for ravintokuitu
2Proto-Finnickuitu(flax) fibre/fiber
3Proto-Finno-Permickujčɜ—

via Finnish runko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunkotrunk; hull; body
2Proto-Finnicrunkabody, torso
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic kujčɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuitu →Every word from Finnish kuitu →