Where does “tekojalka” come from?

tekojalka (Finnish) comes from Finnish teko-, from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

tekojalka (Finnish): prosthetic leg, artificial leg

Definitions

  1. prosthetic leg, artificial leg

Ancestry of “tekojalka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteko-artificial, manmade, false, mock, simulated
2Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
3Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
4Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
5Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →