Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “vanukas” come from?

vanukas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

vanukas (Finnish): pudding

Definitions

  1. pudding

Ancestry of “vanukas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
2Finnishkatso!look!
3Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
4Proto-Finnickaccodak—
5Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

Words derived from “vanukas”

  • maitovanukas
  • jouluvanukas
  • paahtovanukas
  • riisivanukas
  • luumuvanukas
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →