Where does “puikkomitta” come from?

puikkomitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish mitta, from Proto-Finnic mitta — measure.

puikkomitta (Finnish): needle gauge

Definitions

  1. needle gauge

Ancestry of “puikkomitta”, step by step

puikkomitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure

via Finnish puikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuikkopeg; stick; short for neulepuikko
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