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Where does “lipputanko” come from?

lipputanko (Finnish) comes from Finnish tanko, from Old Swedish stang, from Old Norse stǫng, from Latin stancus, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.

lipputanko (Finnish): flagpole, flagstaff

Definitions

  1. flagpole, flagstaff

Ancestry of “lipputanko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtankorod, bar, pole, staff; barre; billet
2Old Swedishstang—
3Old Norsestǫngstaff, pole; standard-pole
4Latinstancus—
5Latinstānticus—
6Latinstāns—
7Latinstō—
8Proto-Italicstaēōstand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
10Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →