Where does “männynkäkkärä” come from?

männynkäkkärä (Finnish) comes from Finnish mänty, from Proto-Finnic mäntü, from Proto-Finnic mäntä — mixing utensil made of the top of a young pine.

männynkäkkärä (Finnish): stunted pine, twisted pine

Definitions

  1. stunted pine, twisted pine

Ancestry of “männynkäkkärä”, step by step

männynkäkkärä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mänty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmäntypine; pine, pinewood; Scots pine, "Pinus...
2Proto-Finnicmäntüpine
3Proto-Finnicmäntämixing utensil made of the top of a young pine

via Finnish käkkärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäkkäräcurl
Every word from Proto-Finnic mäntä →Every word from Proto-Finnic mäntü →Every word from Finnish mänty →