Where does “seppelenauha” come from?

seppelenauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish nauha, from Proto-Finnic nauha — ribbon, band.

seppelenauha (Finnish): wreath ribbon, ribbon for wreaths

Definitions

  1. wreath ribbon, ribbon for wreaths

Ancestry of “seppelenauha”, step by step

seppelenauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band

via Finnish seppele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseppelewreath; garland made to the form of a ring or...
2Old Swedishsäppal—
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