Where does “purkurauta” come from?
purkurauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish purku, from Finnish purkaa, from Proto-Finnic purkadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic purka-.
purkurauta (Finnish): crowbar
Ancestry of “purkurauta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | purku | demolition; cancellation; clear |
| 2 | Finnish | purkaa | to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | purkadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | purka- | — |