Where does “kuivatokka” come from?

kuivatokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tokka, from Swedish docka, from Old Norse dokka, from Proto-Germanic dukkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

Ancestry of “kuivatokka”, step by step

kuivatokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtokkaA large herd, especially of reindeer; dry dock,...
2Swedishdockaa doll, a puppet; a dock; to dock
3Old Norsedokka
4Proto-Germanicdukkǭpower, strength; muscle
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Finnish kuiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuivadry; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Proto-Finnickuivadry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew-Every word from Proto-Germanic dukkǭEvery word from Old Norse dokka
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