Where does “länkkäri” come from?
länkkäri (Finnish) comes from Finnish länsi, from Proto-Finnic länci, from Proto-Finnic lanci — lowland.
länkkäri (Finnish): western; cowboy
Ancestry of “länkkäri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | länsi | west; the West |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | länci | west |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lanci | lowland |