Where does “putkisulake” come from?

putkisulake (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulake, from Finnish -ke, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

putkisulake (Finnish): cartridge fuse, tubular fuse

Definitions

  1. cartridge fuse, tubular fuse

Ancestry of “putkisulake”, step by step

putkisulake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulakefuse
2Finnish-keForms diminutive forms of nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

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-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus