Where does “aironhanka” come from?

aironhanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanka, from Proto-Finnic hanka, from Proto-Uralic šaŋka — branch.

Ancestry of “aironhanka”, step by step

aironhanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhankafork; Synonym of hankain
2Proto-Finnichankafork of a branch
3Proto-Uralicšaŋkabranch

via Finnish airo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishairooar
2Proto-Germanicairōoar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃eyH-pole
Every word from Proto-Uralic šaŋka →Every word from Proto-Finnic hanka →Every word from Finnish hanka →