Where does “keikkunukke” come from?

keikkunukke (Finnish) comes from Finnish nukke, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

keikkunukke (Finnish): roly-poly

Definitions

  1. roly-poly

Ancestry of “keikkunukke”, step by step

keikkunukke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nukke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnukkedoll; puppet
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish keikkua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkeikkuaTo rock
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →