Where does “takkutukkainen” come from?

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

takkutukkainen (Finnish): with tangled or unkempt hair

Definitions

  1. with tangled or unkempt hair

Ancestry of “takkutukkainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakkutukkafrizzy or unkempt hair
2Finnishtukkahair
3Proto-Finnictukkahair on the head
4Proto-Uralicčukka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čukka →Every word from Proto-Finnic tukka →Every word from Finnish tukka →