Where does “háŋgu” come from?
háŋgu (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish hanko, from Finnish hanka, from Proto-Finnic hanka, from Proto-Uralic šaŋka — branch.
háŋgu (Northern Sami): pitchfork
Ancestry of “háŋgu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hanko | pitchfork |
| 2 | Finnish | hanka | fork; Synonym of hankain |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hanka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | šaŋka | branch |
Words derived from “háŋgu”