From Proto-Finnic *lanka, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *langô. Akin to Livonian langa and Veps lang.
lanka
| Inflection of lanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lanka | langat | ||
| genitive | langan | lankojen | ||
| partitive | lankaa | lankoja | ||
| illative | lankaan | lankoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | lanka | langat | ||
| accusative | nom. | lanka | langat | |
| gen. | langan | |||
| genitive | langan | lankojen lankainrare | ||
| partitive | lankaa | lankoja | ||
| inessive | langassa | langoissa | ||
| elative | langasta | langoista | ||
| illative | lankaan | lankoihin | ||
| adessive | langalla | langoilla | ||
| ablative | langalta | langoilta | ||
| allative | langalle | langoille | ||
| essive | lankana | lankoina | ||
| translative | langaksi | langoiksi | ||
| abessive | langatta | langoitta | ||
| instructive | — | langoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
From Proto-Finnic *lanka. Cognates include Finnish lanka and Estonian lõng.
lanka
| Declension of lanka (type 3/kana, nk-ng gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | lanka | langat |
| genitive | langan | lankoin |
| partitive | lankaa | lankoja |
| illative | lankaa | lankoi |
| inessive | langaas | langois |
| elative | langast | langoist |
| allative | langalle | langoille |
| adessive | langaal | langoil |
| ablative | langalt | langoilt |
| translative | langaks | langoiks |
| essive | lankanna, lankaan | lankoinna, lankoin |
| exessive1) | lankant | lankoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankāˀ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ-, the source of Proto-Germanic *lingwą (“heather”).
Baltic-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian lankà (“water-meadow, swamp”), Proto-Slavic *lǫka.
lanka f (4th declension)
lanka