Where does “veneenkokka” come from?

veneenkokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokka, from Proto-Finnic kokka — hook.

veneenkokka (Finnish): bow of a boat

Definitions

  1. bow of a boat

Ancestry of “veneenkokka”, step by step

veneenkokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokkabow
2Proto-Finnickokkahook

via Finnish vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat
Every word from Proto-Finnic kokka →Every word from Finnish kokka →