Where does “putkitongit” come from?

putkitongit (Finnish) comes from Finnish tongit, from Swedish tång, from Old Norse þang, from Old Norse þongull, from Proto-Germanic þanga, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Ancestry of “putkitongit”, step by step

putkitongit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tongit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtongitpliers
2Swedishtångpliers; seaweed
3Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
4Old Norseþongull—
5Proto-Germanicþanga—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

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-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanga →Every word from Old Norse þongull →