Where does “hankoaminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hankoaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhangotaTo use a pitchfork
2Finnishhankopitchfork
3Finnishhankafork; Synonym of hankain
4Proto-Finnichankafork of a branch
5Proto-Uralicšaŋkabranch
Every word from Proto-Uralic šaŋka →Every word from Proto-Finnic hanka →Every word from Finnish hanka →