Where does “neliöputki” come from?

neliöputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish neliö, from Finnish neljä, from Proto-Finnic neljä, from Proto-Uralic neljä — four.

neliöputki (Finnish): square tube

Definitions

  1. square tube

Ancestry of “neliöputki”, step by step

neliöputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neliö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneliösquare; four-room apartment; Short for neliömetri
2Finnishneljäfour
3Proto-Finnicneljäfour
4Proto-Uralicneljäfour

via Finnish putki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
2Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
3Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk
Every word from Proto-Uralic neljä →Every word from Proto-Finnic neljä →Every word from Finnish neljä →