Where does “putkikirves” come from?

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

putkikirves (Finnish): socketed axe

Definitions

  1. socketed axe

Ancestry of “putkikirves”, step by step

putkikirves 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 kirves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvesaxe
2Proto-Finnickirvesaxe
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →