Where does “hanka” come from?

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

hanka (Finnish): fork; Synonym of hankain

Definitions

  1. fork; Synonym of hankain

Ancestry of “hanka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichankafork of a branch
2Proto-Uralicšaŋkabranch

Words derived from “hanka”

Every word from Proto-Uralic šaŋka →Every word from Proto-Finnic hanka →
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