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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hanka

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From earlier *šanka, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian atšanka, atšankė̃). The sense "rowlock" may have been borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hanhuz (whence Old Norse hár (“rowlock, thole”), Norwegian Nynorsk hå (“rowlock, thole”))[1].

Noun

*hanka[2]

  1. fork of a branch
  2. purlicue
  3. rowlock

Inflection
Inflection of *hanka
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *hanka *hangat
accusative *hangan *hangat
genitive *hangan *hankadën
*hankoidën
partitive *hankada *hankoida
inessive *hangassa
*hangahna		 *hangoissa
*hangoihna
elative *hangasta *hangoista
illative *hankahën *hankoihën
adessive *hangalla *hangoilla
ablative *hangalta *hangoilta
allative *hankalën
*hankalëk		 *hankoilën
*hankoilëk
essive *hankana *hankoina
translative *hangaksi *hangoiksi
instructive *hangan *hangoin
comitative *hankanëk *hankoinëk
abessive *hangatta *hangoitta

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Finnish: hanka
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: hangu
  • Ludian: hang

From *hangas:

  • Estonian: (dialectal) angas

From *hankko:

References
  1. Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “hanka”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-03-02
  2. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hanka”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hanka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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