Etymograph

English

Hong Kong finish

Uncertain, from Hong Kong + finish.

Formed from Hong Kong + finish

Cantonese 香港 ‘incense harbor’

English Hong Kong

Latin fīnis ‘end, limit’

Latin fīniō ‘to finish’

Old French finir

Middle English finishen

English finish

Today it means

noun A technique for finishing a seam where the raw edges of the fabric are bound with another fabric, usually with bias tape or silk; a bound seam.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hong Kong finish