Where does “fläkki” come from?

fläkki (Finnish) comes from Swedish fläck, from Old Norse flekkr, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

fläkki (Finnish): spot, stain

Definitions

  1. spot, stain

Ancestry of “fläkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfläckspot
2Old Norseflekkrspot
3Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old Norse flekkr →