From Proto-Finnic *vanko (cognate with Estonian vang and Võro vang), from Proto-Finno-Permic *waŋka, probably borrowed from Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit वङ्क (vaṅka, “crooked”)).
vanko
| Inflection of vanko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vanko | vangot | ||
| genitive | vangon | vankojen | ||
| partitive | vankoa | vankoja | ||
| illative | vankoon | vankoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | vanko | vangot | ||
| accusative | nom. | vanko | vangot | |
| gen. | vangon | |||
| genitive | vangon | vankojen | ||
| partitive | vankoa | vankoja | ||
| inessive | vangossa | vangoissa | ||
| elative | vangosta | vangoista | ||
| illative | vankoon | vankoihin | ||
| adessive | vangolla | vangoilla | ||
| ablative | vangolta | vangoilta | ||
| allative | vangolle | vangoille | ||
| essive | vankona | vankoina | ||
| translative | vangoksi | vangoiksi | ||
| abessive | vangotta | vangoitta | ||
| instructive | — | vangoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||