Where does “solmionpidike” come from?

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

solmionpidike (Finnish): tie clip

Definitions

  1. tie clip

Ancestry of “solmionpidike”, step by step

solmionpidike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solmio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolmionecktie, tie
2Finnishsolmiato tie, knot; to conclude
3Finnishsolmuknot; knot, deadlock; vertex
4Proto-Finnicsolmu—
5Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
6Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

via Finnish pidike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpidikeholder, support; clip, clamp
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmi →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmu →