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Where does “peukaloputti” come from?

peukaloputti (Finnish) comes from Finnish putti, from English putt, from Scots putt, from Middle English putten, from Old English pūtian, from Proto-Germanic putōną, from Proto-Indo-European bud- — to shoot, sprout; to swell.

peukaloputti (Finnish): Alternative form of peukalopotti

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of peukalopotti

Ancestry of “peukaloputti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputtiputt
2EnglishputtThe act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a...
3Scotsputtto put
4Middle Englishputtento push, shove, put
5Old Englishpūtian—
6Proto-Germanicputōnąto stick, stab, poke; to push
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbud-to shoot, sprout; to swell
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