Where does “viirinauha” come from?

viirinauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish nauha, from Proto-Finnic nauha — ribbon, band.

viirinauha (Finnish): (decorative) bunting, pennant line

Definitions

  1. (decorative) bunting, pennant line

Ancestry of “viirinauha”, step by step

viirinauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band

via Finnish viiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiripennon, pennant, streamer; gyron
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