Where does “lenkkipolku” come from?

lenkkipolku (Finnish) comes from Finnish lenkki, from Swedish länk, from Old Swedish lænker, from Old Norse hlenkr, from Proto-Germanic hlankiz, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.

lenkkipolku (Finnish): jogging path, jogging trail

Definitions

  1. jogging path, jogging trail

Ancestry of “lenkkipolku”, step by step

lenkkipolku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lenkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlenkkiA link of a chain; Any reasonably large loop or...
2Swedishlänka link
3Old Swedishlænkerlink
4Old Norsehlenkr—
5Proto-Germanichlankizring; chainlink; bond; fetter
6Proto-Germanichlankazflexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

via Finnish polku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolkupath, trail, track; path; treading, stomping
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlankiz →