Where does “sarkatamppi” come from?

sarkatamppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tamppi, from Swedish tamp, from Dutch tamp, from Proto-Indo-European dewmbʰ- — penis, tail, rod.

sarkatamppi (Finnish): a pair of notched wooden pieces used with a water wheel to full wadmal

Definitions

  1. a pair of notched wooden pieces used with a water wheel to full wadmal

Ancestry of “sarkatamppi”, step by step

sarkatamppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tamppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtamppistrip, tab or rope attached with its ends in clothing, curtains, etc
2SwedishtampThe end, or end piece, of a rope
3Dutchtampthe end of a rope or chain; penis
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewmbʰ-penis, tail, rod

via Finnish sarka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarkapatch, strip; frieze; field, area, branch
2Proto-Finnicsarkapatch (of land)
3Proto-Uralicsarkabranch?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewmbʰ- →Every word from Dutch tamp →Every word from Swedish tamp →