Where does “sileäputkinen” come from?

sileäputkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish putki, from Proto-Finnic pucki, from Proto-Uralic pučke — hollow plant stalk.

sileäputkinen (Finnish): smoothbore

Definitions

  1. smoothbore

Ancestry of “sileäputkinen”, step by step

sileäputkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish putki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
2Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
3Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk

via Finnish sileä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsileäsmooth
2Proto-Finnicsiledäsmooth
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →