Where does “putkiaivo” come from?

putkiaivo (Finnish) comes from Finnish putki, from Proto-Finnic pucki, from Proto-Uralic pučke — hollow plant stalk.

putkiaivo (Finnish): one-track mind

Definitions

  1. one-track mind

Ancestry of “putkiaivo”, step by step

putkiaivo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish aivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotbrain
2Proto-Finnicaivobrain
3Proto-Uralicajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →