Where does “harjastukka” come from?

harjastukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish harjas, from Finnish harja, from Russian Харитон, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

harjastukka (Finnish): thick, stiff hair

Definitions

  1. thick, stiff hair

Ancestry of “harjastukka”, step by step

harjastukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harjas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjasbristle
2Finnishharjabrush; mane; crest
3RussianХаритон
4Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
5Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
6Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
7Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish tukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkahair
2Proto-Finnictukkahair on the head
3Proto-Uralicčukka
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus