Where does “kinkima” come from?

kinkima (Estonian) comes from Estonian kink, from Middle Low German schenke, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

kinkima (Estonian): to gift, to give, to present

Definitions

  1. to gift, to give, to present

Ancestry of “kinkima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankinkgift; favour/favor; small mound, knoll
2Middle Low Germanschenkeleg; shank; shin bone; ham; inn
3Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
4Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

Words derived from “kinkima”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skinkō →