Where does “oksasilppuri” come from?

oksasilppuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish silppuri, from Finnish silputa, from Finnish silppu, from Finnish silpoa — to dismember, mutilate, maim.

oksasilppuri (Finnish): branch shredder

Definitions

  1. branch shredder

Ancestry of “oksasilppuri”, step by step

oksasilppuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silppuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilppurishredder; chipper
2FinnishsilputaTo shred; To chip
3Finnishsilppuchaff; roughage
4Finnishsilpoato dismember, mutilate, maim

via Finnish oksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoksabranch; bough; knot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*oksa—
3Proto-Finno-Permicoksa—
Every word from Finnish silpoa →Every word from Finnish silppu →Every word from Finnish silputa →