Where does “vanukirjonta” come from?
vanukirjonta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjonta, from Finnish kirjoa, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.
vanukirjonta (Finnish): matelassé embroidery
Ancestry of “vanukirjonta”, step by step
vanukirjonta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirjonta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjonta | embroidery |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjoa | To embroider |
| 3 | Finnish | -öä | Front vowel variant of -oa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -odak | Forms some verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w- | — |
via Finnish vanu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vanu | cotton wool, absorbent cotton, wadding;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |