Where does “paaluputki” come from?

paaluputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish putki, from Proto-Finnic pucki, from Proto-Uralic pučke — hollow plant stalk.

paaluputki (Finnish): pile pipe

Definitions

  1. pile pipe

Ancestry of “paaluputki”, step by step

paaluputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 paalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaalustake, pole; pile; the stake
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →