Where does “pumpulitukko” come from?
pumpulitukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukko, from Finnish tukkia — to block, to bar, to obstruct; to clog; "tukkia...
Ancestry of “pumpulitukko”, step by step
pumpulitukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tukko | tuft; clog, obstruction, block |
| 2 | Finnish | tukkia | to block, to bar, to obstruct; to clog; "tukkia... |
via Finnish pumpuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pumpuli | cotton; lint, cotton |
| 2 | Swedish | bomull | cotton; the textile made from the fiber harvested... |