Where does “eräpuukko” come from?

eräpuukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish puukko, from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

eräpuukko (Finnish): knife for use in the wilderness

Definitions

  1. knife for use in the wilderness

Ancestry of “eräpuukko”, step by step

eräpuukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuukkohunting knife, puukko
2Finnishpuutree; wood
3Proto-Finnicpuutree
4Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish erä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
2Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
3Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →