Where does “verkonpaula” come from?

verkonpaula (Finnish) comes from Finnish verkko, from Proto-Finnic verkko, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

verkonpaula (Finnish): line of a gillnet

Definitions

  1. line of a gillnet

Ancestry of “verkonpaula”, step by step

verkonpaula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish verkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkkonet; network; mesh
2Proto-Finnicverkkonet, fishing net
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish Paula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPaulacord, lace, string
2Latinpaulanominative feminine singular of paulus;...
3Latinpauluslittle, small
4Latinpaullus—
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