Where does “kinkku” come from?

kinkku (Finnish) comes from Swedish skinka, from Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

kinkku (Finnish): ham; weekend in the army

Definitions

  1. ham; weekend in the army

Ancestry of “kinkku”, step by step

kinkku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skinka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskinkaham; buttock
2Low Germanschinke—
3Middle Low Germanschinke—
4Old Saxonskinkaham
5Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
6Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

via Finnish kiinni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiinniclosed; attached, connected, fastened; due to,...
2Finnishkiinteäsolid, rigid; firm; fixed
3Proto-Finnickiintedä—

Words derived from “kinkku”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skinkō →
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