Where does “hanko” come from?
hanko (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanka, from Proto-Finnic hanka, from Proto-Uralic šaŋka — branch.
hanko (Finnish): pitchfork
Ancestry of “hanko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hanka | fork; Synonym of hankain |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hanka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | šaŋka | branch |
Words derived from “hanko”