Where does “lankomies” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lankomies”, step by step

lankomies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankobrother-in-law
2Proto-Finniclankorelative by marriage, affinal relative
3Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic langōną →Every word from Proto-Finnic lanko →