Where does “työrukkanen” come from?
työrukkanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rukkanen, from Russian рукавица, from Proto-Slavic rǫkavica, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
työrukkanen (Finnish): work mitt; henchman, right-hand man
Definitions
- work mitt; henchman, right-hand man
Ancestry of “työrukkanen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | rukkanen | mitten, work mitt |
| 2 | Russian | рукавица | glove , mitten, mitt; gauntlet |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | rǫkavica | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | rǫka | hand; arm |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 7 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |