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
Ancestry of “penkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | bænker | bench |
| 2 | Old Norse | benkr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
Words derived from “penkki”