Where does “riepunukke” come from?

riepunukke (Finnish) comes from Finnish nukke, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

riepunukke (Finnish): ragdoll

Definitions

  1. ragdoll

Ancestry of “riepunukke”, step by step

riepunukke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nukke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnukkedoll; puppet
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish riepu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishriepuA rag; poor
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →