Where does “pottatukka” come from?

pottatukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish potta, from Swedish potta, from Middle Low German pot, from Proto-Germanic puttaz, from Proto-Indo-European budn- — a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

pottatukka (Finnish): A bowl cut hairstyle

Definitions

  1. A bowl cut hairstyle

Ancestry of “pottatukka”, step by step

pottatukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish potta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpottaA potty; A chamberpot; A helmet
2Swedishpottato strike, knock, push gently, shove, put away;...
3Middle Low Germanpot—
4Proto-Germanicputtazpot, jar, tub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbudn-a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of...

via Finnish tukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkahair
2Proto-Finnictukkahair on the head
3Proto-Uralicčukka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European budn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic puttaz →Every word from Middle Low German pot →
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