Where does “porotokka” come from?

porotokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish poro, from Proto-Finno-Permic počaw, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

porotokka (Finnish): A large herd of reindeer

Definitions

  1. A large herd of reindeer

Ancestry of “porotokka”, step by step

porotokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishporoA semi-domesticated reindeer of the subspecies...
2Proto-Finno-Permicpočaw—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

via Finnish tokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtokkaA large herd, especially of reindeer; dry dock,...
2Swedishdockaa doll, a puppet; a dock; to dock
3Old Norsedokka—
4Proto-Germanicdukkǭpower, strength; muscle
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →