Where does “johtoputki” come from?
johtoputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish putki, from Proto-Finnic pucki, from Proto-Uralic pučke — hollow plant stalk.
johtoputki (Finnish): line pipe, conduit pipe
Ancestry of “johtoputki”, step by step
johtoputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish putki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | putki | tube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pucki | plant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pučke | hollow plant stalk |
via Finnish johto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | johto | cord, line, conductor; administration,... |
| 2 | Finnish | johtaa | to lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | johtadak | to lead, to guide |