Where does “rumpupalikka” come from?

rumpupalikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish palikka, from Russian па́лка, from Proto-Slavic palъka — cane, stick.

rumpupalikka (Finnish): A drumstick stick used to play drums

Definitions

  1. A drumstick stick used to play drums

Ancestry of “rumpupalikka”, step by step

rumpupalikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalikkabrick; block; dongle used for copy protection
2Russianпа́лкаstick
3Proto-Slavicpalъkacane, stick

via Finnish rumpu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrumpudrum; cylinder; underpass built under e.g. roads...
2Old Swedishtrumba—
Every word from Proto-Slavic palъka →Every word from Russian па́лка →Every word from Finnish palikka →