Where does “sormitiukka” come from?

sormitiukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiukka, from Swedish tjock, from Old Swedish thiokker, from Old Norse þykkr, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

sormitiukka (Finnish): finger-tight, fingertight

Definitions

  1. finger-tight, fingertight

Ancestry of “sormitiukka”, step by step

sormitiukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiukkatight; taut; sharp
2Swedishtjockthick; overweight, fat
3Old Swedishthiokker—
4Old Norseþykkrthick
5Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
6Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

via Finnish sormi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormifinger
2Proto-Finnicsormifinger
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsorme—

Words derived from “sormitiukka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →