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Where does “ystävännauha” come from?

ystävännauha (Finnish) comes from Finnish nauha, from Proto-Finnic nauha.

ystävännauha (Finnish): friendship bracelet

Definitions

  1. friendship bracelet

Ancestry of “ystävännauha”, step by step

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