Where does “putkikassi” come from?
putkikassi (Finnish) comes from Finnish putki, from Proto-Finnic pucki, from Proto-Uralic pučke — hollow plant stalk.
putkikassi (Finnish): tube bag
Ancestry of “putkikassi”, step by step
putkikassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish putki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | putki | tube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pucki | plant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pučke | hollow plant stalk |
via Finnish kassi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kassi | bag, satchel, tote bag; scrotum |
| 2 | Swedish | kasse | bag |
| 3 | Old Swedish | karse | basket made from bast or rope |