Where does “varmuuslanka” come from?

varmuuslanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

varmuuslanka (Finnish): security thread a safety feature in banknotes

Definitions

  1. security thread a safety feature in banknotes

Ancestry of “varmuuslanka”, step by step

varmuuslanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
3Proto-Germaniclangô—
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Finnish varmuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarmuuscertainty
2FinnishVarmasure, certain
3Finnishvarmasure, certain; sure, confident
4Proto-Finnicvarmastrong, sturdy
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