Where does “pinkaisu” come from?

pinkaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinkaista, from Finnish pinkoa, from Proto-Finnic pinkodak.

pinkaisu (Finnish): dash

Definitions

  1. dash

Ancestry of “pinkaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpinkaistaTo sprint
2Finnishpinkoato dash; to stretch; Synonym of pingottaa
3Proto-Finnicpinkodak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic pinkodak →Every word from Finnish pinkoa →Every word from Finnish pinkaista →