Where does “hiilinanoputki” come from?

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

hiilinanoputki (Finnish): carbon nanotube

Definitions

  1. carbon nanotube

Ancestry of “hiilinanoputki”, step by step

hiilinanoputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nanoputki

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

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →
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