Where does “tarkkuusporakone” come from?

tarkkuusporakone (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkkuus, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

tarkkuusporakone (Finnish): jig borer

Definitions

  1. jig borer

Ancestry of “tarkkuusporakone”, step by step

tarkkuusporakone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tarkkuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkkuusaccuracy, precision; exactness
2Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
3Swedishstärkstrong
4Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
5Old Norsesterkrstrong
6Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
7Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish porakone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporakonepower drill
2Finnishporadrill
3Swedishborrdrill
4Old Norsebǫrrman; a kind of tree
5Proto-Germanicbarwazconiferous forest; pinewood; wood; grove
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰorwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →