Where does “penkki” come from?

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

penkki (Finnish): bench; plant bed

Definitions

  1. bench; plant bed

Ancestry of “penkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbænkerbench
2Old Norsebenkr—
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “penkki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse benkr →