Where does “wankja” come from?

wankja (Lombardic) comes from Proto-Germanic wangô, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

Ancestry of “wankja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwangôcheek; jaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “wankja

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wangô