Where does “penkkaus” come from?

penkkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish penkata, from Finnish penkki, from Old Swedish bænker, from Old Norse benkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

Ancestry of “penkkaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpenkatato bench, perform bench presses
2Finnishpenkkibench; plant bed
3Old Swedishbænkerbench
4Old Norsebenkr—
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse benkr →