Where does “lankata” come from?

lankata (Finnish) comes from Finnish lankki, from Swedish blank, from Middle Low German blank, from Old Saxon blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.

lankata (Finnish): to polish

Definitions

  1. to polish

Ancestry of “lankata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankkishoe polish
2Swedishblankreflective, shiny; smooth
3Middle Low Germanblank—
4Old Saxonblank—
5Proto-Germanic*blank—
6Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

Words derived from “lankata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *blank →