Where does “puutavaraliike” come from?
puutavaraliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish liike, from Finnish liikkua, from Proto-Finnic likudak, from Proto-Uralic likke-.
puutavaraliike (Finnish): lumberyard
Ancestry of “puutavaraliike”, step by step
puutavaraliike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liike | motion; movement; shop, business |
| 2 | Finnish | liikkua | to move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | likudak | move |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | likke- | — |
via Finnish puutavara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puutavara | lumber, timber, wood |
| 2 | Finnish | puu | tree; wood |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puu | tree |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |