Where does “karukkokangas” come from?

karukkokangas (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.

karukkokangas (Finnish): A type of heathland, with sparse pine forest and...

Definitions

  1. A type of heathland, with sparse pine forest and...

Ancestry of “karukkokangas”, step by step

karukkokangas 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 karukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkarukkoA barren area
2Finnishkaruunfertile, barren, bare; barren, stark; austere,...
3Proto-Finnickaru
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz