Where does “kulkuaukko” come from?

kulkuaukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulku, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.

kulkuaukko (Finnish): access hole, passage hole

Definitions

  1. access hole, passage hole

Ancestry of “kulkuaukko”, step by step

kulkuaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkumotion, journey; course, path; strike
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
Every word from Proto-Uralic kulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kulkedak →Every word from Finnish kulkea →