Where does “selkäänpuukotus” come from?

selkäänpuukotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish puukotus, from Finnish puukottaa, from Finnish puukko, from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

selkäänpuukotus (Finnish): Backstab, stabbing in the back

Definitions

  1. Backstab, stabbing in the back

Ancestry of “selkäänpuukotus”, step by step

selkäänpuukotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puukotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuukotusstabbing, knifing
2Finnishpuukottaato stab; to knife; to stab or knife; to operate
3Finnishpuukkohunting knife, puukko
4Finnishpuutree; wood
5Proto-Finnicpuutree
6Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →