Where does “puskualus” come from?

puskualus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

puskualus (Finnish): towboat

Definitions

  1. towboat

Ancestry of “puskualus”, step by step

puskualus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
2Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish pusku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuskupushing, ramming
2Finnishpuskeato ram, to push; to gore; to header
3Proto-Finnicpuskedakto ram; to gore
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpuske-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →