Probably han- + -akka (compare similarly formed tanakka), of unknown origin. Possibly (like tankea) akin to some supposed but entirely unattested *hankea, *hankka (like sankea, sankka) which could be the root of hankkia.
hanakka (comparative hanakampi, superlative hanakin or hanakoin)
| Inflection of hanakka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hanakka | hanakat | |
| genitive | hanakan | hanakoiden hanakoitten hanakkojen | |
| partitive | hanakkaa | hanakoita hanakkoja | |
| illative | hanakkaan | hanakoihin hanakkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hanakka | hanakat | |
| accusative | nom. | hanakka | hanakat |
| gen. | hanakan | ||
| genitive | hanakan | hanakoiden hanakoitten hanakkojen hanakkain rare | |
| partitive | hanakkaa | hanakoita hanakkoja | |
| inessive | hanakassa | hanakoissa | |
| elative | hanakasta | hanakoista | |
| illative | hanakkaan | hanakoihin hanakkoihin | |
| adessive | hanakalla | hanakoilla | |
| ablative | hanakalta | hanakoilta | |
| allative | hanakalle | hanakoille | |
| essive | hanakkana | hanakkoina | |
| translative | hanakaksi | hanakoiksi | |
| abessive | hanakatta | hanakoitta | |
| instructive | — | hanakoin | |
| comitative | — | hanakkoine | |