Where does “kuokkamies” come from?

kuokkamies (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuokka, from Proto-Finnic kookka, from Proto-Germanic hōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kog-.

kuokkamies (Finnish): hoe man; man using a hoe farming tool

Definitions

  1. hoe man; man using a hoe farming tool

Ancestry of “kuokkamies”, step by step

kuokkamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuokkamattock; hoe
2Proto-Finnickookkahoe
3Proto-Germanichōkazhook
4Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hōkaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kookka →