Where does “lankapaita” come from?

lankapaita (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian lanka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

lankapaita (Ingrian): sweater

Definitions

  1. sweater

Ancestry of “lankapaita”, step by step

lankapaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian lanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlankayarn
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lanka—
3Proto-Germaniclangô—
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Ingrian paita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpaitashirt
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paita—
3Proto-Germanicpaidōcoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaiteh₂-woolen clothes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic langô →