Where does “kairausputki” come from?

kairausputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kairaus, from Finnish kairata, from Finnish kaira, from Sanskrit कार्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

kairausputki (Finnish): casing metal pipe used to line the borehole

Definitions

  1. casing metal pipe used to line the borehole

Ancestry of “kairausputki”, step by step

kairausputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kairaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkairausboring, drilling
2Finnishkairatato drill, bore especially by using manual labour, or to collect samples
3Finnishkairaauger; Short for jääkaira; core drill
4Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
5Sanskritकृto make
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

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-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार्य →