Where does “kokkapuu” come from?

kokkapuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

kokkapuu (Finnish): In large sailing vessels, a bowsprit; In small...

Definitions

  1. In large sailing vessels, a bowsprit; In small...

Ancestry of “kokkapuu”, step by step

kokkapuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish kokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokkabow
2Proto-Finnickokkahook
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →