Where does “vanki” come from?
vanki (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish fange, from Middle Low German vangen, from Proto-Germanic fangōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
vanki (Finnish): prisoner
Ancestry of “vanki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | fange | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “vanki”