Where does “tukielin” come from?
tukielin (Finnish) comes from Finnish elin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
tukielin (Finnish): skeletal organ, supporting organ
Definitions
- skeletal organ, supporting organ
Ancestry of “tukielin”, step by step
tukielin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish elin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elin | organ of an organism; governmental body; member |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish tuki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuki | support; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tuki | support |
Words derived from “tukielin”