Where does “rihmanpätkä” come from?
rihmanpätkä (Ingrian) comes from Finnish pätkä — shorty, shortie; clip; snippet.
rihmanpätkä (Ingrian): snippet of thread
Definitions
- snippet of thread
Ancestry of “rihmanpätkä”, step by step
rihmanpätkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pätkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pätkä | shorty, shortie; clip; snippet |
via Ingrian rihma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | rihma | thread |