Where does “heaŋkë” come from?
heaŋkë (Proto-Samic) comes from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.
Ancestry of “heaŋkë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |
Words derived from “heaŋkë”