Where does “virkkuulanka” come from?

virkkuulanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish virkkuu, from Finnish virkata, from Swedish virka, from Old Norse virkja, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

virkkuulanka (Finnish): crochet yarn, crocheting yarn, crochet thread, crocheting thread

Definitions

  1. crochet yarn, crocheting yarn, crochet thread, crocheting thread

Ancestry of “virkkuulanka”, step by step

virkkuulanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virkkuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkkuucrocheting
2Finnishvirkatato crochet
3Swedishvirkato crochet
4Old Norsevirkja—
5Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish lanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankayarn; thread; wire
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
3Proto-Germaniclangô—
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną →Every word from Old Norse virkja →