Where does “vyötärönauha” come from?

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

vyötärönauha (Finnish): waistband

Definitions

  1. waistband

Ancestry of “vyötärönauha”, step by step

vyötärönauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vyötärö

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

via Finnish nauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnauharibbon, band, string; lace, shoelace; tape
2Proto-Finnicnauharibbon, band
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wiŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vöö →Every word from Finnish vyö →