Where does “alkudrinkki” come from?
alkudrinkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish drinkki, from English drink, from Middle English drink, from Old English drynċ, from Proto-West Germanic *drunki.
alkudrinkki (Finnish): apéritif
Ancestry of “alkudrinkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | drinkki | drink , cocktail |
| 2 | English | drink | To consume through the mouth; To consume the... |
| 3 | Middle English | drink | — |
| 4 | Old English | drynċ | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *drunki | — |