Where does “kapillaariputki” come from?

kapillaariputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapillaarinen, from Latin capillāris, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapillaariputki (Finnish): capillary

Definitions

  1. capillary

Ancestry of “kapillaariputki”, step by step

kapillaariputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kapillaarinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapillaarinencapillary
2Latincapillārispertaining to hair
3Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

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 kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →