Where does “takakenoon” come from?

takakenoon (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenoon, from Finnish keno, from English keno, from French quine, from Latin quīnus — five each; five at a time.

takakenoon (Finnish): slanted back

Definitions

  1. slanted back

Ancestry of “takakenoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenoontilted, aside
2Finnishkenoslanted, tilted; keno
3EnglishkenoA gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto,...
4Frenchquineset of five, group of five (such as the digits on one hand)
5Latinquīnusfive each; five at a time
Every word from Latin quīnus →Every word from French quine →Every word from English keno →