Where does “pengerluiska” come from?

pengerluiska (Finnish) comes from Finnish penger, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

pengerluiska (Finnish): road embankment

Definitions

  1. road embankment

Ancestry of “pengerluiska”, step by step

pengerluiska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpengerembankment; bank; terrace
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Finnish luiska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishluiskaA slanted edge of a road, ditch, embankment or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Finnish penger →