Where does “tukkakoskelo” come from?

tukkakoskelo (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukka, from Proto-Finnic tukka, from Proto-Uralic čukka.

tukkakoskelo (Finnish): red-breasted merganser, "Mergus serrator"

Definitions

  1. red-breasted merganser, "Mergus serrator"

Ancestry of “tukkakoskelo”, step by step

tukkakoskelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkahair
2Proto-Finnictukkahair on the head
3Proto-Uralicčukka—

via Finnish koskelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoskeloa merganser
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kośka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čukka →Every word from Proto-Finnic tukka →Every word from Finnish tukka →