Where does “putkihuonekalu” come from?

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

putkihuonekalu (Finnish): (an article of) tubular furniture

Definitions

  1. (an article of) tubular furniture

Ancestry of “putkihuonekalu”, step by step

putkihuonekalu 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 huonekalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhuonekaluA piece of furniture
2Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
3Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →