Where does “vyötärömitta” come from?

vyötärömitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish vyötärö, from Finnish vyö, from Proto-Finnic vöö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä.

Ancestry of “vyötärömitta”, step by step

vyötärömitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vyötärö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyötäröwaist
2Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
3Proto-Finnicvööbelt
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Finnish vyö →