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Where does “lanka” come from?

lanka (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic langô, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

lanka (Proto-Finnic): thread, yarn

Definitions

  1. thread, yarn

Ancestry of “lanka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclangô—
2Proto-Germaniclangazlong
3Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

Words derived from “lanka”

  • hammaslanka
  • hehkulanka
  • lankalinja
  • lankapuhelin
  • filigraanilanka
  • rautalanka
  • kampalankainen
  • piikkilanka
  • kampalanka
  • kampalankakangas
  • ydinlanka
  • natolanka
  • langaton
  • aitalanka
  • alalanka
  • silmukkalanka
  • lanka
  • lankalauantai
  • johtolanka
  • karstalanka
  • sydänlanka
  • sytytyslanka
  • aluslanka
  • selkälanka
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