Where does “lankkipoika” come from?

lankkipoika (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.

lankkipoika (Finnish): shoeshine boy

Definitions

  1. shoeshine boy

Ancestry of “lankkipoika”, step by step

lankkipoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lankki

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

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *blank →