Where does “siimahäntä” come from?

siimahäntä (Finnish) comes from Finnish siima, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siima, from Proto-Germanic sīmô, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁i- — to tie, bind.

siimahäntä (Finnish): mouse, rat or another animal with a thin tail

Definitions

  1. mouse, rat or another animal with a thin tail

Ancestry of “siimahäntä”, step by step

siimahäntä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiimafishing line, fishline; flagellum
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*siima—
3Proto-Germanicsīmôrope, cord, string
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁i-to tie, bind

via Finnish häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīmô →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siima →