Where does “laaksopenger” come from?

laaksopenger (Finnish) comes from Finnish penger, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

laaksopenger (Finnish): river terrace, fluvial terrace elongated terrace that flanks the sides of a fluvial valley

Definitions

  1. river terrace, fluvial terrace elongated terrace that flanks the sides of a fluvial valley

Ancestry of “laaksopenger”, step by step

laaksopenger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpengerembankment; bank; terrace
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Finnish Laakso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLaaksoAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Finnishlaaksovalley
3Proto-Finniclakso(wet) valley, depression
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Finnish penger →
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