Where does “tukisukka” come from?

tukisukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukka, from Proto-Finnic sukka, from Proto-Germanic sukkaz, from Latin soccus, from Ancient Greek σύκχος — a kind of shoe.

tukisukka (Finnish): surgical stocking

Definitions

  1. surgical stocking

Ancestry of “tukisukka”, step by step

tukisukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukkasock; stocking
2Proto-Finnicsukkasock, stocking
3Proto-Germanicsukkazlight footwear; sock
4Latinsoccusslipper; comedy
5Ancient Greekσύκχοςa kind of shoe

via Finnish tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport
Every word from Ancient Greek σύκχος →Every word from Latin soccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sukkaz →