Where does “puukkovyö” come from?

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

puukkovyö (Finnish): puukko belt, knife belt

Definitions

  1. puukko belt, knife belt

Ancestry of “puukkovyö”, step by step

puukkovyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuukkohunting knife, puukko
2Finnishpuutree; wood
3Proto-Finnicpuutree
4Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish vyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →