Where does “korkkivika” come from?

korkkivika (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.

korkkivika (Finnish): cork taint

Definitions

  1. cork taint

Ancestry of “korkkivika”, step by step

korkkivika 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 vika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvikaflaw, malfunction, failure, problem; fault; stain...
2Finnishviimeinenlast, final; nth last; dying
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →Every word from Latin cortex →Every word from Spanish corcho →