Where does “sukkanauhavyö” come from?

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

sukkanauhavyö (Finnish): garter belt, suspender belt

Definitions

  1. garter belt, suspender belt

Ancestry of “sukkanauhavyö”, step by step

sukkanauhavyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukkanauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukkanauhagarter
2Finnishsukkasock; stocking
3Proto-Finnicsukkasock, stocking
4Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
5Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
6Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

via Finnish vyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz →