Where does “onka” come from?

onka (Finnish) comes from Swedish ånga — steam; vapour, vapor.

onka (Finnish): steam

Definitions

  1. steam

Ancestry of “onka”, step by step

onka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ånga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishångasteam; vapour, vapor

via Yoruba kà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubakàto count
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