Where does “putkisukka” come from?

putkisukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukka, from Proto-Finnic sukka, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

putkisukka (Finnish): tube sock

Definitions

  1. tube sock

Ancestry of “putkisukka”, step by step

putkisukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukkasock; stocking
2Proto-Finnicsukkasock, stocking
3Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
4Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
5Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

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 Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz →