Where does “pullonkorkki” come from?

pullonkorkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkki, from Swedish kork, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

pullonkorkki (Finnish): bottle cap, bottle cork

Definitions

  1. bottle cap, bottle cork

Ancestry of “pullonkorkki”, step by step

pullonkorkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkkicork; cap, top, lip
2Swedishkorkcork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle...
3GermanKorkcork
4Dutchkurkcork
5Middle Dutchcurccork
6Spanishcorchocork
7LatincortexThe bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
8Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s

via Finnish pullo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpullobottle; bowl, chalice
2Swedishbullea bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab
3Old Norsebolligoblet, cup
4Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
5Proto-Germanicballôball
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sEvery word from Latin cortexEvery word from Spanish corcho