Where does “beaŋka” come from?

beaŋka (Northern Sami) comes from Old Swedish bænker, from Old Norse benkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

beaŋka (Northern Sami): bench

Definitions

  1. bench

Ancestry of “beaŋka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbænkerbench
2Old Norsebenkr—
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse benkr →