Where does “tukkikämppä” come from?
tukkikämppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukki, from Estonian tükk, from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.
tukkikämppä (Finnish): log hut or cabin
Definitions
- log hut or cabin
Ancestry of “tukkikämppä”, step by step
tukkikämppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tukki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tukki | log, stock; log; "collectively also" timber;... |
| 2 | Estonian | tükk | piece; trick; a mischievous act; cannon |
| 3 | German | stück | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | stücke | piece |
| 5 | Old High German | stucki | crust, fragment, piece |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stukkī | piece |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Finnish kämppä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kämppä | residence, place, apartment, flat; hut, cabin |
| 2 | English | camp | An outdoor place acting as temporary... |
| 3 | Middle English | kampe | An armed military conflict; a clash; A... |
| 4 | Old English | camp | combat; an enclosed piece of land |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 6 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |