Where does “onkiliero” come from?

onkiliero (Finnish) comes from Finnish onki, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *onki, from Proto-Germanic angô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- — to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve.

onkiliero (Finnish): red earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus; angleworm

Definitions

  1. red earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus; angleworm

Ancestry of “onkiliero”, step by step

onkiliero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish onki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonkifishing rod, fishing pole; a fishing tool...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*onki
3Proto-Germanicangôa bend; crook; hook; barb; angle; spear; dart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve

via Finnish liero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlieroearthworm; jackal, skunk
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk-Every word from Proto-Germanic angôEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *onki
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