Where does “putkentaivutin” come from?

putkentaivutin (Finnish) comes from Finnish taivutin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

putkentaivutin (Finnish): pipe bender

Definitions

  1. pipe bender

Ancestry of “putkentaivutin”, step by step

putkentaivutin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taivutin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaivutinbender device to aid bending of pipes etc. to a specific angle
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish putki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
2Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
3Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -inEvery word from Finnish taivutin