Where does “säiekimppu” come from?

säiekimppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish säie, from Finnish sää, from Proto-Finnic sää, from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe — air.

säiekimppu (Finnish): fascicle, fiber bundle, bundle of fibers

Definitions

  1. fascicle, fiber bundle, bundle of fibers

Ancestry of “säiekimppu”, step by step

säiekimppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish säie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäiethread, strand, fibre, filament; thread; string
2Finnishsääweather; you; fiber, thread, strand
3Proto-Finnicsääweather
4Proto-Finno-Ugricsäŋeair

via Finnish kimppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkimppubunch, bundle, cluster
2Proto-Finnickimppubundle, bunch
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic sää →Every word from Finnish sää →