Where does “pulkkailija” come from?

pulkkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish pulkkailla, from Finnish pulkka, from Proto-Samic pulkkē — pulk.

pulkkailija (Finnish): tobogganer, tobogganist

Definitions

  1. tobogganer, tobogganist

Ancestry of “pulkkailija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpulkkaillato toboggan
2Finnishpulkkatoboggan; tally, tally stick
3Proto-Samicpulkkēpulk
Every word from Proto-Samic pulkkē →Every word from Finnish pulkka →Every word from Finnish pulkkailla →