Where does “sahatukki” come from?

sahatukki (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukki, from Estonian tükk, from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.

sahatukki (Finnish): sawlog

Definitions

  1. sawlog

Ancestry of “sahatukki”, step by step

sahatukki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tukki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkilog, stock; log; "collectively also" timber;...
2Estoniantükkpiece; trick; a mischievous act; cannon
3Germanstück—
4Middle High Germanstückepiece
5Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
6Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
7Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish saha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsahasaw; sawmill; musical saw
2Old Swedishsaghsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →