Where does “valusanko” come from?
valusanko (Finnish) comes from Finnish valu, from Finnish valaa, from Proto-Finnic valadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic wala-.
valusanko (Finnish): ladle
Ancestry of “valusanko”, step by step
valusanko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valu | cast; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | valaa | to cast, pour, throw; to cast, mold; Partitive... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valadak | to pour; to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wala- | — |
via Finnish sanko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sanko | bucket, pail |
| 2 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |