Where does “puskuri” come from?
puskuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish puskea, from Proto-Finnic puskedak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric puske-.
puskuri (Finnish): bumper; anything that rams; buffer
Definitions
- bumper; anything that rams; buffer
Ancestry of “puskuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puskea | to ram, to push; to gore; to header |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | puskedak | to ram; to gore |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | puske- | — |
Words derived from “puskuri”