Where does “putkisilta” come from?

putkisilta (Finnish) comes from Finnish siltä, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

putkisilta (Finnish): pipeline bridge, pipe bridge

Definitions

  1. pipeline bridge, pipe bridge

Ancestry of “putkisilta”, step by step

putkisilta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siltä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsiltäAblative singular form of se
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

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
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish -as →