Where does “hankahaarainen” come from?

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

hankahaarainen (Finnish): with branches from axillary buds

Definitions

  1. with branches from axillary buds

Ancestry of “hankahaarainen”, step by step

hankahaarainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hanka

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

via Finnish haara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
2Proto-Finnichaarabranch
Every word from Proto-Uralic šaŋka →Every word from Proto-Finnic hanka →Every word from Finnish hanka →