Where does “iltalenkki” come from?

iltalenkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish lenkki, from Swedish länk, from Old Swedish lænker, from Old Norse hlenkr, from Proto-Germanic hlankiz, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.

iltalenkki (Finnish): evening run

Definitions

  1. evening run

Ancestry of “iltalenkki”, step by step

iltalenkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lenkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlenkkiA link of a chain; Any reasonably large loop or...
2Swedishlänka link
3Old Swedishlænkerlink
4Old Norsehlenkr—
5Proto-Germanichlankizring; chainlink; bond; fetter
6Proto-Germanichlankazflexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

via Finnish ilta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiltaevening
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlankiz →