Where does “tiivistysnauha” come from?

tiivistysnauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiivistys, from Finnish tiivistää, from Finnish tiivis, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

tiivistysnauha (Finnish): sealing tape, sealing strip, sealing ribbon, sealing collar

Definitions

  1. sealing tape, sealing strip, sealing ribbon, sealing collar

Ancestry of “tiivistysnauha”, step by step

tiivistysnauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiivistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiivistyscondensing, condensation; sealing; compacting
2Finnishtiivistääto compact, compress
3Finnishtiivistight, compact, dense, solid; concise
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Finnish tiivis →