Where does “solmukaavio” come from?

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

solmukaavio (Finnish): knot diagram a representation in the plane of a knot

Definitions

  1. knot diagram a representation in the plane of a knot

Ancestry of “solmukaavio”, step by step

solmukaavio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolmuknot; knot, deadlock; vertex
2Proto-Finnicsolmu—
3Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

via Finnish kaavio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaviodiagram, scheme, chart
2Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
3Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmi →Every word from Proto-Finnic solmu →