Where does “purkukiekko” come from?

purkukiekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish purku, from Finnish purkaa, from Proto-Finnic purkadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic purka-.

purkukiekko (Finnish): clear, clearing the puck

Definitions

  1. clear, clearing the puck

Ancestry of “purkukiekko”, step by step

purkukiekko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish purku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurkudemolition; cancellation; clear
2Finnishpurkaato dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble,...
3Proto-Finnicpurkadakto dismantle, to take apart
4Proto-Finno-Permicpurka-

via Finnish kiekko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkiekkoA disk or a disc; A puck; A discus
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic purka-Every word from Proto-Finnic purkadakEvery word from Finnish purkaa