Where does “sukkanukke” come from?
sukkanukke (Finnish) comes from English sock puppet, from English puppet, from Middle English popet, from Old French poupette, from French poupée, from Middle French poupée, from Old French poupée, from Latin pupa — few, little; smallness.
sukkanukke (Finnish): sock puppet
Ancestry of “sukkanukke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sock puppet | A puppet made from a sock placed over a hand;... |
| 2 | English | puppet | Any small model of a person or animal able to be... |
| 3 | Middle English | popet | — |
| 4 | Old French | poupette | — |
| 5 | French | poupée | doll |
| 6 | Middle French | poupée | doll, toy |
| 7 | Old French | poupée | — |
| 8 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 9 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |