Where does “kartioputki” come from?

kartioputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish putki, from Proto-Finnic pucki, from Proto-Uralic pučke — hollow plant stalk.

kartioputki (Finnish): tapered tube

Definitions

  1. tapered tube

Ancestry of “kartioputki”, step by step

kartioputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish kartio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkartiocone; fan
2Proto-Celtickarti-to drive out, expel
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →