Where does “siima” come from?

siima (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic sīmô, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁i- — to tie, bind.

siima (Proto-Finnic): fishing line

Definitions

  1. fishing line

Ancestry of “siima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsīmôrope, cord, string
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁i-to tie, bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīmô →