Where does “tukkapölly” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tukkapölly”, step by step

tukkapölly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tukka

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

via Finnish pölly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpöllyAlternative form of pöly
Every word from Proto-Uralic čukka →Every word from Proto-Finnic tukka →Every word from Finnish tukka →
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