Where does “pahkainen” come from?
pahkainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pahka, from Proto-Finnic pahka, from Proto-Uralic pakša.
pahkainen (Finnish): gnarled, gnarly
Ancestry of “pahkainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pahka | burl , bur, burr, gnarl |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pahka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pakša | — |