Where does “heaŋkë” come from?

heaŋkë (Proto-Samic) comes from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

Ancestry of “heaŋkë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
2Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

Words derived from “heaŋkë”

Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →