Where does “ponkaista” come from?
ponkaista (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponnistaa, from Finnish ponsi, from Proto-Finnic ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte.
ponkaista (Finnish): to vault, to jump
Ancestry of “ponkaista”, step by step
ponkaista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ponnistaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ponnistaa | To push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;... |
| 2 | Finnish | ponsi | anther; motion; pommel, knob |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ponci | knob, handle, grip |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ponte | — |
via Finnish pinkaista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pinkaista | To sprint |
| 2 | Finnish | pinkoa | to dash; to stretch; Synonym of pingottaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pinkodak | — |
Words derived from “ponkaista”