Where does “peukaloruuvi” come from?
peukaloruuvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruuvi, from Middle Low German schrūve, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
peukaloruuvi (Finnish): thumbscrew
Ancestry of “peukaloruuvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruuvi | screw |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schrūve | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |