Where does “lankkaus” come from?
lankkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish lankata, 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.
lankkaus (Finnish): shoeshine
Definitions
- shoeshine
Ancestry of “lankkaus”, step by step
lankkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lankata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lankata | to polish |
| 2 | Finnish | lankki | shoe polish |
| 3 | Swedish | blank | reflective, shiny; smooth |
| 4 | Middle Low German | blank | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | blank | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |