Where does “šinkka” come from?

šinkka (Meänkieli) comes from Swedish skinka, from Low German schinke, from Middle Low German schinke, from Old Saxon skinka, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

šinkka (Meänkieli): ham

Definitions

  1. ham

Ancestry of “šinkka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskinkaham; buttock
2Low Germanschinke—
3Middle Low Germanschinke—
4Old Saxonskinkaham
5Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
6Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skinkō →