Where does “Hanko” come from?
Hanko (English) comes from Finnish hanko, from Finnish hanka, from Proto-Finnic hanka, from Proto-Uralic šaŋka — branch.
Ancestry of “Hanko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hanko | pitchfork |
| 2 | Finnish | hanka | fork; Synonym of hankain |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hanka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | šaŋka | branch |