The story
Compare Irish snáthaid mhór (“dragonfly”) from snáthaid (“needle”) + mhór (“big, large, great”). Also compare Russian стрекоза́ (strekozá) (<? стрека́ть (strekátʹ)).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sewing needle
Today it means: A dragonfly or damselfly. Full definition →