Where does “lanko” come from?

lanko (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic lanko, from Proto-Germanic langōną, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lanko (Finnish): brother-in-law

Definitions

  1. brother-in-law

Ancestry of “lanko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclankorelative by marriage, affinal relative
2Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “lanko”

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