Where does “soutupenkki” come from?

soutupenkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish penkki, from Old Swedish bænker, from Old Norse benkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

soutupenkki (Finnish): rowing bench

Definitions

  1. rowing bench

Ancestry of “soutupenkki”, step by step

soutupenkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpenkkibench; plant bed
2Old Swedishbænkerbench
3Old Norsebenkr—
4Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Finnish soutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsouturowing
2Finnishsoutaato row
3Proto-Finnicsoutadakto row
4Proto-Uralic*suxta-to transport with a boat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse benkr →