Where does “sotavanki” come from?
sotavanki (Finnish) comes from Finnish vanki, from Old Swedish fange, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
sotavanki (Finnish): A prisoner of war, POW
Definitions
- A prisoner of war, POW
Ancestry of “sotavanki”, step by step
sotavanki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vanki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vanki | prisoner |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fange | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |