Where does “peukalohanka” come from?

peukalohanka (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanka, from Proto-Finnic hanka, from Proto-Uralic šaŋka — branch.

peukalohanka (Finnish): purlicue, the interdigital fold or space between the thumb and the index finger

Definitions

  1. purlicue, the interdigital fold or space between the thumb and the index finger

Ancestry of “peukalohanka”, step by step

peukalohanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hanka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhankafork; Synonym of hankain
2Proto-Finnichankafork of a branch
3Proto-Uralicšaŋkabranch

via Finnish peukalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeukalothumb
Every word from Proto-Uralic šaŋka →Every word from Proto-Finnic hanka →Every word from Finnish hanka →