Where does “pölkynpätkä” come from?
pölkynpätkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pätkä — shorty, shortie; clip; snippet.
pölkynpätkä (Finnish): a small block of wood
Definitions
- a small block of wood
Ancestry of “pölkynpätkä”, step by step
pölkynpätkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pätkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pätkä | shorty, shortie; clip; snippet |
via Finnish pölkky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pölkky | log, stock, block of wood |