Where does “pukinsorkka” come from?

pukinsorkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pukki, from Old Swedish bukker, from Old Norse bukkr, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

pukinsorkka (Finnish): cloven hoof mark of the Devil

Definitions

  1. cloven hoof mark of the Devil

Ancestry of “pukinsorkka”, step by step

pukinsorkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Pukki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPukkibillygoat; buck male goat
2Old Swedishbukkerbuck; battering ram
3Old Norsebukkrbuck
4Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
6Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
7Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Finnish sorkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsorkkacloven hoof, cleft hoof, cloven foot; hitch; claw
2Proto-Finnicsorkka—
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →