Where does “vyöhihna” come from?

vyöhihna (Finnish) comes from Finnish hihna, from Proto-Finnic hihna, from Lithuanian šikšna.

vyöhihna (Finnish): belt strap

Definitions

  1. belt strap

Ancestry of “vyöhihna”, step by step

vyöhihna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hihna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihnastrap, band; especially one that is made of...
2Proto-Finnichihnaleather belt, strap
3Lithuanianšikšna—

via Finnish vyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—
Every word from Lithuanian šikšna →Every word from Proto-Finnic hihna →Every word from Finnish hihna →
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