Where does “oksahanka” come from?

oksahanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish oksa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *oksa, from Proto-Finno-Permic oksa.

oksahanka (Finnish): Alternative form of oksanhanka

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of oksanhanka

Ancestry of “oksahanka”, step by step

oksahanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoksabranch; bough; knot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*oksa—
3Proto-Finno-Permicoksa—

via Finnish hanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhankafork; Synonym of hankain
2Proto-Finnichankafork of a branch
3Proto-Uralicšaŋkabranch
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic oksa →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *oksa →Every word from Finnish oksa →
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