Where does “lanka” come from?
lanka (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lanka, from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
lanka (Finnish): yarn; thread; wire
Ancestry of “lanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *lanka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | langô | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
Words derived from “lanka”