Where does “tunkio” come from?

tunkio (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic dungijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

tunkio (Finnish): midden, dungheap

Definitions

  1. midden, dungheap

Ancestry of “tunkio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicdungijǭA dung-hill, dung-heap; A dung covered room or...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

Words derived from “tunkio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungijǭ →