Where does “kelluntapukine” come from?

kelluntapukine (Finnish) comes from Finnish pukine, from Finnish pukea, from Proto-Finnic pukedak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puke- — to climb, creep.

kelluntapukine (Finnish): flotation garment, flotation aid

Definitions

  1. flotation garment, flotation aid

Ancestry of “kelluntapukine”, step by step

kelluntapukine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pukine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpukineitem of clothing, garment; something worn
2Finnishpukeato put on, don clothes; often with
3Proto-Finnicpukedakto thread
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpuke-to climb, creep

via Finnish kellunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelluntafloating
2Finnish-ntäFront vowel variant of -nta; API
3Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric puke- →