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pankko.

a place to sit on by a (traditional) oven or stove

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑŋkːo/[ˈpɑ̝ŋkːo̞]
  1. a place to sit on by a (traditional) oven or stove

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*bankā), from Proto-Germanic *bankô; seemingly adapted with + -kko.

noun/ˈpɑŋkːo/[ˈpɑ̝ŋkːo̞]
  1. banko; cash issued by the Sveriges Riksbank between the late 18th and early 19th centuries

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish banko.

noun/ˈpɑŋkːo/[ˈpɑ̝ŋkːo̞]
  1. a small piece of wood attached to a reki or sleigh, used for transporting timber

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish bank (“crossbeam for a sleigh”); associated also with etymology 1.

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