Where does “poukkoilu” come from?

poukkoilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish poukkoilla, from Finnish poukota, from Finnish ota, from Proto-Finnic ota — spear.

poukkoilu (Finnish): bouncing around

Definitions

  1. bouncing around

Ancestry of “poukkoilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoukkoillato bounce around
2Finnishpoukota—
3Finnishotaburr, thorn; sting; Indicative present...
4Proto-Finnicotaspear
Every word from Proto-Finnic ota →Every word from Finnish ota →Every word from Finnish poukota →