Where does “solminta” come from?

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

solminta (Finnish): tying

Definitions

  1. tying

Ancestry of “solminta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolmiato tie, knot; to conclude
2Finnishsolmuknot; knot, deadlock; vertex
3Proto-Finnicsolmu—
4Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
5Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmi →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmu →