Where does “vankilakundi” come from?
vankilakundi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vankila, from Finnish vanki, 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 — he, she.
vankilakundi (Finnish): jailbird, convict
Definitions
- jailbird, convict
Ancestry of “vankilakundi”, step by step
vankilakundi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vankila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vankila | prison |
| 2 | Finnish | vanki | prisoner |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fange | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vangen | captive; to catch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fangōną | to catch, capture |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish kundi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kundi | bloke, dude, guy, fella |
| 2 | Swedish | kund | customer |
| 3 | German | Kunde | customer, patron, punter, client; tidings, news;... |
| 4 | German | kund | known |
| 5 | Middle High German | kunt | cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina |
| 6 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |