Where does “ponkaisu” come from?

ponkaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ponkaista, from Finnish ponnistaa, from Finnish ponsi, from Proto-Finnic ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte.

ponkaisu (Finnish): vault, jump

Definitions

  1. vault, jump

Ancestry of “ponkaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponkaistato vault, to jump
2FinnishponnistaaTo push; to bear down; To push off, leap, jump;...
3Finnishponsianther; motion; pommel, knob
4Proto-Finnicponciknob, handle, grip
5Proto-Finno-Permicponte—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ponte →Every word from Proto-Finnic ponci →Every word from Finnish ponsi →