Where does “pörrötukka” come from?

pörrötukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukka, from Proto-Finnic tukka, from Proto-Uralic čukka.

pörrötukka (Finnish): fuzzy or fluffy hair

Definitions

  1. fuzzy or fluffy hair

Ancestry of “pörrötukka”, step by step

pörrötukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkahair
2Proto-Finnictukkahair on the head
3Proto-Uralicčukka—

via Finnish porro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishporroSynonym of valkoporro; any plant of the genus...
2Swedishkardborrea burdock

Words derived from “pörrötukka”

Every word from Proto-Uralic čukka →Every word from Proto-Finnic tukka →Every word from Finnish tukka →