Where does “polkkatukkainen” come from?

polkkatukkainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish polkkatukka, 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.

polkkatukkainen (Finnish): bob-haired

Definitions

  1. bob-haired

Ancestry of “polkkatukkainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolkkatukkabob haircut
2Finnishpolkkapolka
3CzechPolkafemale Pole
4Czechpůlkahalf; cheek
5Czechpůlhalf
6Old Czechpólhalf
7Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →