Where does “ankkala” come from?

ankkala (Finnish) comes from Finnish ankka, from Finnish äänenvaimennin, from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana — on, onto.

ankkala (Finnish): duck house

Definitions

  1. duck house

Ancestry of “ankkala”, step by step

ankkala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ankka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishankkadomestic duck, "Anas platyrhynchos domestica";...
2Finnishäänenvaimenninmuffler; silencer
3Finnishäänisound; audio; voice
4GreenlandicAani—
5Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
6Middle High Germanānewithout
7Old High Germanānawithout
8Proto-West Germanicanaon
9Proto-Germanic*an—
10Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Finnish la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlaAbbreviation of lauantai
2FinnishlauantaiSaturday
3Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
4Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
5Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →