Where does “tiiviskorkkinen” come from?

tiiviskorkkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkki, from Swedish kork, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

tiiviskorkkinen (Finnish): with a close-fitting or tight cap

Definitions

with a close-fitting or tight cap

Ancestry of “tiiviskorkkinen”, step by step

tiiviskorkkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkki

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	korkki	cork; cap, top, lip
2	Swedish	kork	cork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle...
3	German	Kork	cork
4	Dutch	kurk	cork
5	Middle Dutch	curc	cork
6	Spanish	corcho	cork
7	Latin	cortex	The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
8	Proto-Indo-European	*(s)kort-ek-s	—

via Finnish tiivis

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	tiivis	tight, compact, dense, solid; concise
2	Proto-Germanic	stīfaz	stiff, rigid
3	Proto-Indo-European	steypós	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →Every word from Latin cortex →Every word from Spanish corcho →