Where does “korkkiruuvi” come from?

korkkiruuvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkki, from Swedish kork, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

korkkiruuvi (Finnish): corkscrew

Definitions

  1. corkscrew

Ancestry of “korkkiruuvi”, step by step

korkkiruuvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkkicork; cap, top, lip
2Swedishkorkcork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle...
3GermanKorkcork
4Dutchkurkcork
5Middle Dutchcurccork
6Spanishcorchocork
7LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
8Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s—

via Finnish ruuvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuviscrew
2Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →Every word from Latin cortex →Every word from Spanish corcho →