Where does “kiviruukku” come from?

kiviruukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruukku, from Swedish kruka, from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

kiviruukku (Finnish): stone/stoneware jar

Definitions

  1. stone/stoneware jar

Ancestry of “kiviruukku”, step by step

kiviruukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruukkupot; jar; situla
2Swedishkrukaa pot; a coward
3Middle Low Germankrūke—
4Old Saxonkrūka—
5Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
6Proto-Germanic*krōguz—

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic krogu →Every word from Old Saxon krūka →
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