Where does “hammastahnaputki” come from?

hammastahnaputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish hammastahna, from Finnish hammas, from Proto-Finnic hambas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

hammastahnaputki (Finnish): tube of toothpaste

Definitions

  1. tube of toothpaste

Ancestry of “hammastahnaputki”, step by step

hammastahnaputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hammastahna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammastahnatoothpaste
2Finnishhammastooth
3Proto-Finnichambastooth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Finnish putki

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