Where does “pakuri” come from?
pakuri (Finnish) comes from Hungarian pakura, from Romanian păcură, from Late Latin picula, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.
pakuri (Finnish): the conk of chaga mushroom, "Inonotus obliquus"
Definitions
- the conk of chaga mushroom, "Inonotus obliquus"
Ancestry of “pakuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | pakura | mazut, crude oil, fuel oil |
| 2 | Romanian | păcură | oil; tar; naphtha |
| 3 | Late Latin | picula | tar |
| 4 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
Words derived from “pakuri”