Where does “plankki” come from?

plankki (Finnish) comes from Swedish blank, from Middle Low German blank, from Old Saxon blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.

plankki (Finnish): shoe polish

Definitions

  1. shoe polish

Ancestry of “plankki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblankreflective, shiny; smooth
2Middle Low Germanblank—
3Old Saxonblank—
4Proto-Germanic*blank—
5Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

Words derived from “plankki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *blank →