Where does “putukas” come from?

putukas (Estonian) comes from Estonian pudenema, from Proto-Finnic pudot'ak — to fall off.

putukas (Estonian): insect

Definitions

  1. insect

Ancestry of “putukas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpudenemato fall, to fall apart, to break into pieces, to...
2Proto-Finnicpudot'akto fall off
Every word from Proto-Finnic pudot'ak →Every word from Estonian pudenema →