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 otaEvery word from Finnish otaEvery word from Finnish poukota
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