Where does “sukkanauha” come from?

sukkanauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukka, from Proto-Finnic sukka, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

sukkanauha (Finnish): garter

Definitions

  1. garter

Ancestry of “sukkanauha”, step by step

sukkanauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukkasock; stocking
2Proto-Finnicsukkasock, stocking
3Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
4Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
5Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band

Words derived from “sukkanauha”

Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz →