Where does “kangaspakka” come from?

kangaspakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kangas, from Proto-Finnic kangas, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

kangaspakka (Finnish): bolt

Definitions

  1. bolt

Ancestry of “kangaspakka”, step by step

kangaspakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kangas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkangascloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
2Proto-Finnickangascloth, fabric
3Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Finnish pakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakkadeck; bundle; roll
2Swedishbackeslope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;...
3Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
4Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz