Where does “joustopuskuri” come from?

joustopuskuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish jousto, from Finnish joustaa, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.

joustopuskuri (Finnish): flexible bumper

Definitions

  1. flexible bumper

Ancestry of “joustopuskuri”, step by step

joustopuskuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jousto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoustoflexibility, flex; elasticity
2Finnishjoustaato yield, bend
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

via Finnish puskuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuskuribumper; anything that rams; buffer
2Finnishpuskeato ram, to push; to gore; to header
3Proto-Finnicpuskedakto ram; to gore
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpuske-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic taka →Every word from Proto-Finnic taka →Every word from Finnish taka →