robust, sturdy, strongstaunchShow more Unknown. Possibly derived from the now dialectal adjective vana (“straight”) in a similar fashion to tana (“straight”) (whence tanassa) > tanakka (“stocky, sturdy, strong”). Related to Karelian vankka.Show more Press Esc to closeSource:
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