Where does “pulkkailu” come from?

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

pulkkailu (Finnish): tobogganing, sledding

Definitions

  1. tobogganing, sledding

Ancestry of “pulkkailu”, 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 →