Where does “penkoa” come from?

penkoa (Finnish) comes from Finnish -oa, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

penkoa (Finnish): to rummage, to forage, to dig through

Definitions

  1. to rummage, to forage, to dig through

Ancestry of “penkoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-oaForms frequentative verbs, primarily from nouns...
2Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
3Proto-Uralic-w-—

Words derived from “penkoa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -oa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →