Where does “pikkutukki” come from?
pikkutukki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukki, from Estonian tükk, from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.
pikkutukki (Finnish): Any of the kinds of trees that have smaller logs than other kinds of trees (tukki), but not so small than they can only be used for pulp (kuitupuu)
Definitions
- Any of the kinds of trees that have smaller logs than other kinds of trees (tukki), but not so small than they can only be used for pulp (kuitupuu)
Ancestry of “pikkutukki”, step by step
pikkutukki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tukki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tukki | log, stock; log; "collectively also" timber;... |
| 2 | Estonian | tükk | piece; trick; a mischievous act; cannon |
| 3 | German | stück | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | stücke | piece |
| 5 | Old High German | stucki | crust, fragment, piece |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stukkī | piece |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |