Where does “ohutseinäputki” come from?

ohutseinäputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohut, from Proto-Finnic ohut, from Proto-Finnic oha.

ohutseinäputki (Finnish): thin-wall tube

Definitions

  1. thin-wall tube

Ancestry of “ohutseinäputki”, step by step

ohutseinäputki traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohutthin
2Proto-Finnicohutthin
3Proto-Finnicoha—

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

via Finnish seinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall
Every word from Proto-Finnic oha →Every word from Proto-Finnic ohut →Every word from Finnish ohut →