Where does “puukottaminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “puukottaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuukottaato stab; to knife; to stab or knife; to operate
2Finnishpuukkohunting knife, puukko
3Finnishpuutree; wood
4Proto-Finnicpuutree
5Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic puweEvery word from Proto-Finnic puuEvery word from Finnish puu
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