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Where does “lankous” come from?

lankous (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,...

lankous (Finnish): family relationship between a person and his/her...

Definitions

  1. family relationship between a person and his/her...

Ancestry of “lankous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlankobrother-in-law
2Proto-Finniclanko—
3Proto-GermaniclangōnąTo desire; long for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
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