Where does “putkipihdit” come from?
putkipihdit (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihdit, from Finnish pihti, from Proto-Finnic pihti, from Proto-Finno-Permic pište.
putkipihdit (Finnish): pipe wrench
Ancestry of “putkipihdit”, step by step
putkipihdit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pihdit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pihdit | pliers; tongs; forceps |
| 2 | Finnish | pihti | any two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pihti | splint holder |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pište | — |
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 |