Where does “jääharkko” come from?
jääharkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
jääharkko (Finnish): block of ice
Ancestry of “jääharkko”, step by step
jääharkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |
via Finnish harkko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harkko | bar, ingot, pig; concrete brick, concrete masonry... |
| 2 | Finnish | harkki | tow distaff; Synonym of hara |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | harkki | — |