Where does “tukkimiehentäi” come from?
tukkimiehentäi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukkimies, 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 — to push, to hit.
tukkimiehentäi (Finnish): pine weevil, "Hylobius abietis"
Definitions
- pine weevil, "Hylobius abietis"
Ancestry of “tukkimiehentäi”, step by step
tukkimiehentäi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tukkimies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tukkimies | logger, lumberjack |
| 2 | Finnish | tukki | log, stock; log; "collectively also" timber;... |
| 3 | Estonian | tükk | piece; trick; a mischievous act; cannon |
| 4 | German | stück | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | stücke | piece |
| 6 | Old High German | stucki | crust, fragment, piece |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stukkī | piece |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |