Where does “tippukivipuikko” come from?
tippukivipuikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish tippukivi, from Finnish tippua, from Finnish -ua, from Proto-Finnic -üdäk — Forms mainly passive or anticausative verbs.
tippukivipuikko (Finnish): stalactite
Definitions
- stalactite
Ancestry of “tippukivipuikko”, step by step
tippukivipuikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tippukivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tippukivi | dripstone |
| 2 | Finnish | tippua | to drop; to drip |
| 3 | Finnish | -ua | Forms stative or inchoative intransitive verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -üdäk | Forms mainly passive or anticausative verbs |
via Finnish puikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puikko | peg; stick; short for neulepuikko |