Where does “onkivapa” come from?

onkivapa (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.

onkivapa (Finnish): fishing rod, especially an angling rod

Definitions

  1. fishing rod, especially an angling rod

Ancestry of “onkivapa”, step by step

onkivapa 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 vapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvapapole; fishing rod
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*vapa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic angô →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *onki →