Where does “ystävännauha” come from?

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

ystävännauha (Finnish): friendship bracelet

Definitions

  1. friendship bracelet

Ancestry of “ystävännauha”, step by step

ystävännauha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nauha

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

via Finnish ystävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishystäväfriend
Every word from Proto-Finnic nauha →Every word from Finnish nauha →
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