Where does “hangonvarsi” come from?

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

hangonvarsi (Finnish): shaft of a pitchfork

Definitions

  1. shaft of a pitchfork

Ancestry of “hangonvarsi”, step by step

hangonvarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hanko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhankopitchfork
2Finnishhankafork; Synonym of hankain
3Proto-Finnichankafork of a branch
4Proto-Uralicšaŋkabranch

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Uralic šaŋka →Every word from Proto-Finnic hanka →Every word from Finnish hanka →
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