Where does “hankikeli” come from?
hankikeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanki, from Proto-Finnic hanki — blanket of snow; crust of snow.
hankikeli (Finnish): weather conditions with blankets of snow, for skiing etc
Definitions
- weather conditions with blankets of snow, for skiing etc
Ancestry of “hankikeli”, step by step
hankikeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hanki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hanki | blanket of snow; Indicative present connegative... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hanki | blanket of snow; crust of snow |
via Finnish keli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keli | weather conditions relating specifically to... |