Where does “puukasa” come from?

puukasa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasa, from Proto-Finnic kasa, from Proto-Germanic kasô, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

puukasa (Finnish): A pile of wood

Definitions

  1. A pile of wood

Ancestry of “puukasa”, step by step

puukasa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasaheap; pile; stack
2Proto-Finnickasapile
3Proto-Germanickasô—
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kasô →Every word from Proto-Finnic kasa →