Where does “takkatuli” come from?

takkatuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish takka, from Northern Sami deahkki, from Proto-Samic teakkē, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

takkatuli (Finnish): fire in a fireplace

Definitions

  1. fire in a fireplace

Ancestry of “takkatuli”, step by step

takkatuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish takka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakkafireplace
2Northern Samideahkkimuscle
3Proto-Samicteakkēthick meat
4Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
5Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

via Finnish tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulifire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tuli—
3Proto-Uralictulefire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →