Where does “röntgenputki” come from?

röntgenputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish putki, from Proto-Finnic pucki, from Proto-Uralic pučke — hollow plant stalk.

röntgenputki (Finnish): X-ray tube

Definitions

  1. X-ray tube

Ancestry of “röntgenputki”, step by step

röntgenputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish putki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
2Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
3Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk

via Finnish röntgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishröntgenA röntgen, roentgen; X-ray
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →