Where does “ompelostöö” come from?

ompelostöö (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian töö, from Ingrian väki, from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.

ompelostöö (Ingrian): sewing

Definitions

  1. sewing

Ancestry of “ompelostöö”, step by step

ompelostöö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian töö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantööye, you; work
2Ingrianväkipeople
3Icelandicvakihormone
4Arabicوَاقِعhappening, occurring; falling
5Arabicالنَّسْر الوَاقِعfalling eagle

via Ingrian ompelos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianompelosseam
2Finnishommellato sew; to suture
3Proto-Finnicombeldakto sew
Every word from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِعEvery word from Arabic وَاقِعEvery word from Icelandic vaki