Where does “haarakaukoputki” come from?

haarakaukoputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaukoputki, from Finnish putki, from Proto-Finnic pucki, from Proto-Uralic pučke — hollow plant stalk.

haarakaukoputki (Finnish): periscope binoculars

Definitions

  1. periscope binoculars

Ancestry of “haarakaukoputki”, step by step

haarakaukoputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaukoputki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaukoputkiA telescope
2Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
3Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
4Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk

via Finnish haara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
2Proto-Finnichaarabranch
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →