Where does “tankki” come from?
tankki (Finnish) comes from Swedish tank, from Swedish tänka, from Old Swedish þænkia, from Old Norse þenkja, from Low German denken, from Middle Low German denken, from Old Saxon thenkian, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan — to think.
tankki (Finnish): tank
Definitions
- tank
Ancestry of “tankki”, step by step
tankki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tank | tank (container for liquids) |
| 2 | Swedish | tänka | think; to ponder, to communicate to oneself in... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | þænkia | to perceive |
| 4 | Old Norse | þenkja | — |
| 5 | Low German | denken | to think |
| 6 | Middle Low German | denken | to think, to perceive |
| 7 | Old Saxon | thenkian | to think; to perceive |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þankijan | to think |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via Russian стано́к
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | стано́к | machine, lathe, press |
| 2 | Russian | стан | figure, stature, torso; camp, campground; side,... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | станъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | stanъ | stature, stand; camp; frame |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | stāˀnas | stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |