Where does “puunmukailu” come from?

puunmukailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish mukailu, from Finnish mukailla, from Proto-Finnic muka-, from Proto-Uralic muka — back.

Ancestry of “puunmukailu”, step by step

puunmukailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mukailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmukailufollowing, complying
2Finnishmukaillato follow, comply with
3Proto-Finnicmuka-along
4Proto-Uralicmukaback

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic muka →Every word from Proto-Finnic muka- →Every word from Finnish mukailla →