Where does “tukeva” come from?

tukeva (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukea, from Proto-Finnic tukedak — to support.

tukeva (Finnish): sturdy, solid, robust, substantial, stout;...

Definitions

  1. sturdy, solid, robust, substantial, stout;...

Ancestry of “tukeva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukeato support, shore/prop/back up physically
2Proto-Finnictukedakto support

Words derived from “tukeva”

Every word from Proto-Finnic tukedak →Every word from Finnish tukea →