Where does “siveysvyö” come from?

siveysvyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

siveysvyö (Finnish): chastity belt

Definitions

  1. chastity belt

Ancestry of “siveysvyö”, step by step

siveysvyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

via Finnish siveys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiveysmorality; chastity
2Finnishsiveächaste; modest
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśiwa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Finnish vyö →