Where does “mansikkapenkki” come from?

mansikkapenkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish penkki, from Old Swedish bænker, from Old Norse benkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

mansikkapenkki (Finnish): strawberry bed

Definitions

  1. strawberry bed

Ancestry of “mansikkapenkki”, step by step

mansikkapenkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpenkkibench; plant bed
2Old Swedishbænkerbench
3Old Norsebenkr—
4Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Finnish mansikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmansikkastrawberry
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*mancikka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse benkr →