Where does “vihkonen” come from?
vihkonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihko, from Proto-Finnic vihko, from Proto-Germanic wiskō, from Proto-Germanic wiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.
vihkonen (Finnish): booklet
Ancestry of “vihkonen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vihko | notebook; block; bundle, bunch |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vihko | bundle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wiskō | bundle of hay, wisp |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wiskaz | bundle of hay/straw, wisp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |
Words derived from “vihkonen”