Where does “urkupenkki” come from?

urkupenkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish penkki, from Old Swedish bænker, from Old Norse benkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

urkupenkki (Finnish): organ bench

Definitions

  1. organ bench

Ancestry of “urkupenkki”, step by step

urkupenkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpenkkibench; plant bed
2Old Swedishbænkerbench
3Old Norsebenkr—
4Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Finnish urut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurutorgan
2Old Swedishorghor—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →