Where does “šunka” come from?

šunka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schinken, from Middle High German schinke, from Old High German scinco, from Proto-West Germanic skinkō, from Proto-Germanic skinkô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- — to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew.

šunka (Serbo-Croatian): ham

Definitions

  1. ham

Ancestry of “šunka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchinkenham, pork from the hindquarter; hams, buttocks
2Middle High Germanschinkeshank; shin bone; ham
3Old High Germanscincothigh
4Proto-West Germanicskinkōthigh, shank
5Proto-Germanicskinkôthigh; shank
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keng-to limp, hobble; to tilt, be askew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skinkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skinkō →