Where does “hierakka” come from?
hierakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiera, from Finnish hieroa, from Proto-Finnic heerodak.
hierakka (Finnish): dock
Ancestry of “hierakka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiera | grindstone |
| 2 | Finnish | hieroa | to rub; to massage |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | heerodak | — |
Words derived from “hierakka”