Where does “jakoputki” come from?

jakoputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish jako, from Proto-Finnic jako, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

jakoputki (Finnish): manifold, splitter pipe fitting

Definitions

  1. manifold, splitter pipe fitting

Ancestry of “jakoputki”, step by step

jakoputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjakodivision, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,...
2Proto-Finnicjakoshare, part
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

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-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic jako →