Where does “vakoraanu” come from?

vakoraanu (Finnish) comes from Finnish raanu, from Northern Sami rátnu, from Proto-Samic (k)rānō — hanging decoration.

vakoraanu (Finnish): a type of raanu with straight stripes

Definitions

  1. a type of raanu with straight stripes

Ancestry of “vakoraanu”, step by step

vakoraanu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raanu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishraanuA traditional heavy woven rug, used as bed cover and wall textile
2Northern Samirátnurug, carpet
3Proto-Samic(k)rānōhanging decoration

via Finnish vako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakofurrow; cleft
2Proto-Finnicvakofurrow
Every word from Proto-Samic (k)rānō →Every word from Northern Sami rátnu →Every word from Finnish raanu →