Where does “lonka” come from?

lonka (Finnish) comes from Swedish lång, from Old Swedish langer, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

lonka (Finnish): A single, large cloud; pitko

Definitions

  1. A single, large cloud; pitko

Ancestry of “lonka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlånglong; tall
2Old Swedishlangerlong
3Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lonka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →