Where does “hiihtoputki” come from?

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

hiihtoputki (Finnish): ski tunnel, skiing tunnel

Definitions

  1. ski tunnel, skiing tunnel

Ancestry of “hiihtoputki”, step by step

hiihtoputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →