Where does “sankkireikä” come from?
sankkireikä (Finnish) comes from Finnish reikä, from Proto-Finnic raika, from Proto-Finnic rajka.
sankkireikä (Finnish): touch hole
Ancestry of “sankkireikä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | reikä | hole; puncture; cavity |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | raika | hole |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rajka | — |