Where does “tukankuivain” come from?

tukankuivain (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuivain, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

Ancestry of “tukankuivain”, step by step

tukankuivain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuivain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuivaindryer; Genitive plural form of kuiva
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—

via Finnish tukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkahair
2Proto-Finnictukkahair on the head
3Proto-Uralicčukka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Finnish -in →Every word from Finnish kuivain →