Where does “takkutukka” come from?

takkutukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukka, from Proto-Finnic tukka, from Proto-Uralic čukka.

takkutukka (Finnish): frizzy or unkempt hair

Definitions

  1. frizzy or unkempt hair

Ancestry of “takkutukka”, step by step

takkutukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkahair
2Proto-Finnictukkahair on the head
3Proto-Uralicčukka

via Finnish takku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakkutangle, frizz

Words derived from “takkutukka

Every word from Proto-Uralic čukkaEvery word from Proto-Finnic tukkaEvery word from Finnish tukka