Where does “hintaputki” come from?

hintaputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish hinta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *hinta, from Proto-Baltic śímta.

hintaputki (Finnish): price band

Definitions

  1. price band

Ancestry of “hintaputki”, step by step

hintaputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhintaprice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*hinta—
3Proto-Balticśímta—

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
Every word from Proto-Baltic śímta →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *hinta →Every word from Finnish hinta →