Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “puristusholkki” come from? puristusholkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish holkki, from Swedish holk, from Old Swedish holker, from Old Norse holkr, from Proto-Germanic hulkaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
puristusholkki (Finnish): compression sleeve, ferrule
Definitions compression sleeve, ferrule Ancestry of “puristusholkki”, step by step puristusholkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish holkki Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish holkki bushing, sleeve, gasket 2 Swedish holk a nest box, a birdhouse; a hollow part of a tree... 3 Old Swedish holker — 4 Old Norse holkr — 5 Proto-Germanic hulkaz cavity, hollow, recess; a hollow 6 Proto-Indo-European ḱel- to cover; to incline
via Finnish puristus Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish puristus press, squeeze 2 Finnish -us Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... 3 Proto-Finnic -us Forms some nouns from nominal stems