Where does “tukikahva” come from?

tukikahva (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuki, from Proto-Finnic tuki — support.

tukikahva (Finnish): support handle

Definitions

  1. support handle

Ancestry of “tukikahva”, step by step

tukikahva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport

via Finnish kahva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahvahandle; grip; manubrium; usually in the longer...
2Proto-Finnickahva—
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