Where does “vinkkari” come from?

vinkkari (Finnish) comes from Finnish vinkata, from Swedish vinka, from Old Swedish vinka, from Middle Low German winken, from Old Saxon winkōn, from Proto-Germanic winkōną.

vinkkari (Finnish): turn signal

Definitions

  1. turn signal

Ancestry of “vinkkari”, step by step

vinkkari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vinkata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvinkatato wave, beckon; to give a hint, to tip; "~...
2Swedishvinkato wave
3Old Swedishvinka—
4Middle Low Germanwinkento blink, wink
5Old Saxonwinkōn—
6Proto-Germanicwinkōną—

via Finnish Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAri—
2Latinadrianus—

Words derived from “vinkkari”

Every word from Proto-Germanic winkōną →Every word from Old Saxon winkōn →Every word from Middle Low German winken →