Where does “kärkipotku” come from?

kärkipotku (Finnish) comes from Finnish potku, from Finnish potkia, from Votic -ia.

kärkipotku (Finnish): toe punt, toe kick

Definitions

  1. toe punt, toe kick

Ancestry of “kärkipotku”, step by step

kärkipotku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish potku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotkukick; a side net steering fish towards a fyke
2Finnishpotkiato kick; Partitive plural form of potka
3Votic-ia—

via Finnish kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—
Every word from Votic -ia →Every word from Finnish potkia →Every word from Finnish potku →