Where does “kinkkumunakas” come from?

kinkkumunakas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kinkku, 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.

kinkkumunakas (Finnish): ham omelette

Definitions

  1. ham omelette

Ancestry of “kinkkumunakas”, step by step

kinkkumunakas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kinkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkinkkuham; weekend in the army
2Swedishskinkaham; buttock
3Low Germanschinke—
4Middle Low Germanschinke—
5Old Saxonskinkaham
6Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
7Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
8Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew

via Finnish munakas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmunakasomelette
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skinkō →