Where does “lankkuaita” come from?

lankkuaita (Finnish) comes from Finnish lankku, from Swedish planka, from Middle Low German planke, from Old French planke, from Vulgar Latin planca, from Latin palanca, from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه, from Italian paranco — to balk, beam.

lankkuaita (Finnish): plank fence fence made out of planks used as horizontal bars

Definitions

  1. plank fence fence made out of planks used as horizontal bars

Ancestry of “lankkuaita”, step by step

lankkuaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lankku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankkua plank
2Swedishplankaa plank, a board; sawn piece of timber; to climb...
3Middle Low Germanplanke
4Old FrenchplankeAlternative form of planche
5Vulgar Latinplanca
6Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
7Ottoman Turkishپلانقهa kind of palisaded fortification erected by the...
8Italianparancohoist
9ItalianpalancoAlternative form of paranco
10Vulgar Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
11Latinphalangawooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of...
12Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via Finnish aita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaitafence; wall
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita
3Proto-Uralic*ajtafence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-