Where does “inalithi” come from?

inalithi (Zulu) comes from Afrikaans naald, from Dutch naald, from Middle Dutch naelde, from Old Dutch nālda, from Old Dutch nādla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

inalithi (Zulu): needle

Definitions

  1. needle

Ancestry of “inalithi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansnaaldpin
2DutchnaaldA needle, a pin; A needle; The needle of a record...
3Middle Dutchnaeldeneedle
4Old Dutchnālda—
5Old Dutchnādla—
6Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Old Dutch nādla →
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