Where does “syöksyputki” come from?

syöksyputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish syöksy, from Finnish syöstä, from Proto-Finnic sööstäk, from Proto-Finnic -stak.

syöksyputki (Finnish): downpipe, drain pipe

Definitions

  1. downpipe, drain pipe

Ancestry of “syöksyputki”, step by step

syöksyputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syöksy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyöksyrush, swoop; dive; ejection
2Finnishsyöstäto throw, plunge; to spew out, belch
3Proto-Finnicsööstäkto push in, to plunge into; to spew, to boil over
4Proto-Finnic-stak

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
Every word from Proto-Finnic -stakEvery word from Proto-Finnic sööstäkEvery word from Finnish syöstä