Where does “pökkiminen” come from?
pökkiminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pökkiä, from Finnish pökätä, from Finnish pukata, from Swedish bocka, from Irish púca, from English Puck, from English Pike, from French piqué — "low-pitch humming noise".
Ancestry of “pökkiminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pökkiä | to butt, to shove strike bluntly, particularly with the head |
| 2 | Finnish | pökätä | to shove, to butt |
| 3 | Finnish | pukata | to shove, push |
| 4 | Swedish | bocka | to bend; to bow |
| 5 | Irish | púca | hobgoblin, pooka, puck; surly, uncommunicative... |
| 6 | English | Puck | A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore |
| 7 | English | Pike | A member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity |
| 8 | French | piqué | past participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics... |
| 9 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 10 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 11 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 12 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 13 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |