Where does “ruuvitunkki” come from?

ruuvitunkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruuvi, from Middle Low German schrūve, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

ruuvitunkki (Finnish): screw jack, screw lifter

Definitions

  1. screw jack, screw lifter

Ancestry of “ruuvitunkki”, step by step

ruuvitunkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruuvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruuviscrew
2Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Finnish tunkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunkkijack mechanical device
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Middle Low German schrūve →Every word from Finnish ruuvi →