Where does “tukipilari” come from?

tukipilari (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilari, from Finnish pilapuhelu, from Finnish puhelu, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.

tukipilari (Finnish): buttress

Definitions

  1. buttress

Ancestry of “tukipilari”, step by step

tukipilari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pilari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilaripillar, column; prank call
2Finnishpilapuheluprank call
3Finnishpuhelutalk, conversation; used especially in compound...
4FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
5FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
6Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
7Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

via Finnish tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše- →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudak →Every word from Finnish puhua →