Where does “polkkatukka” come from?

polkkatukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish polkka, from Czech Polka, from Czech půlka, from Czech půl, from Old Czech pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

polkkatukka (Finnish): bob haircut

Definitions

  1. bob haircut

Ancestry of “polkkatukka”, step by step

polkkatukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolkkapolka
2CzechPolkafemale Pole
3Czechpůlkahalf; cheek
4Czechpůlhalf
5Old Czechpólhalf
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Finnish tukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkahair
2Proto-Finnictukkahair on the head
3Proto-Uralicčukka—

Words derived from “polkkatukka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →