Where does “rutiilipuikko” come from?

rutiilipuikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish rutiili, from Latin rutilus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

rutiilipuikko (Finnish): rutile electrode

Definitions

  1. rutile electrode

Ancestry of “rutiilipuikko”, step by step

rutiilipuikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rutiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrutiilirutile
2Latinrutilusred; strawberry blonde
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Finnish puikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuikkopeg; stick; short for neulepuikko
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Latin rutilus →Every word from Finnish rutiili →