Where does “puu-ukko” come from?

puu-ukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

puu-ukko (Finnish): wooden doll

Definitions

  1. wooden doll

Ancestry of “puu-ukko”, step by step

puu-ukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish Ukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishUkkosupreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,...
2Finnishukkoold man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black...
3Proto-Finnicukkoold man
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →