Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “savukeholkki” come from? savukeholkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish holkki, from Swedish holk, from Old Swedish holker, from Old Norse holkr, from Proto-Germanic hulkaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
savukeholkki (Finnish): cigarette tube, cigarette holder
Definitions cigarette tube, cigarette holder Ancestry of “savukeholkki”, step by step savukeholkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish holkki Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish holkki bushing, sleeve, gasket 2 Swedish holk a nest box, a birdhouse; a hollow part of a tree... 3 Old Swedish holker — 4 Old Norse holkr — 5 Proto-Germanic hulkaz cavity, hollow, recess; a hollow 6 Proto-Indo-European ḱel- to cover; to incline
via Finnish savuke Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish savuke A cigarette 2 Finnish savu smoke; a residential building with a chimney, a... 3 Proto-Finnic savu — 4 Proto-Finno-Permic sawe —