Where does “talvilenkkari” come from?
talvilenkkari (Finnish) comes from Finnish lenkkari, from Finnish lenkkitossu, from Finnish lenkki, from Swedish länk, from Old Swedish lænker, from Old Norse hlenkr, from Proto-Germanic hlankiz, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.
talvilenkkari (Finnish): winter trainer shoe
Definitions
- winter trainer shoe
Ancestry of “talvilenkkari”, step by step
talvilenkkari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lenkkari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lenkkari | running shoe, sneaker, trainer, tennis shoe; in... |
| 2 | Finnish | lenkkitossu | running shoe, sneaker, trainer, tennis shoe |
| 3 | Finnish | lenkki | A link of a chain; Any reasonably large loop or... |
| 4 | Swedish | länk | a link |
| 5 | Old Swedish | lænker | link |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlenkr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlankiz | ring; chainlink; bond; fetter |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlankaz | flexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |