Where does “saumausteippi” come from?
saumausteippi (Finnish) comes from Finnish saumaus, from Finnish saumata, from Finnish sauma, from Proto-Norse saumaʀ, from Proto-Germanic saumaz, from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen-, from Proto-Indo-European siH-u-.
saumausteippi (Finnish): seam tape
Definitions
- seam tape
Ancestry of “saumausteippi”, step by step
saumausteippi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saumaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saumaus | seaming putting together with a seam |
| 2 | Finnish | saumata | to seam |
| 3 | Finnish | sauma | seam; chance, window of opportunity |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | saumaʀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saumaz | stitch, seam, hem, edge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | syuHmen- | band |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | siH-u- | — |
via Finnish teippi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teippi | adhesive tape, sellotape, tape |
| 2 | English | [[adhesive tape | — |