Where does “hanhensulka” come from?

hanhensulka (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulka, from Proto-Finnic sulka, from Proto-Uralic tulka — feather.

hanhensulka (Finnish): goose feather, goose quill

Definitions

  1. goose feather, goose quill

Ancestry of “hanhensulka”, step by step

hanhensulka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkafeather; windscreen wiper rubber blade
2Proto-Finnicsulkafeather
3Proto-Uralictulkafeather

via Finnish hanhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhanhigoose
2Proto-Finnichanhigoose
3Proto-Finnicšanši—
Every word from Proto-Uralic tulka →Every word from Proto-Finnic sulka →Every word from Finnish sulka →