Where does “solmeilu” come from?

solmeilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish solmeilla, from Finnish solmia, from Finnish solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

solmeilu (Finnish): knotting, macramé

Definitions

  1. knotting, macramé

Ancestry of “solmeilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolmeillato knot, tie (threads) in knots to form a fabric, macramé
2Finnishsolmiato tie, knot; to conclude
3Finnishsolmuknot; knot, deadlock; vertex
4Proto-Finnicsolmu—
5Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
6Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

Words derived from “solmeilu”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmi →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmu →