Where does “tukkisavotta” come from?
tukkisavotta (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.
tukkisavotta (Finnish): (large) logging camp
Definitions
- (large) logging camp
Ancestry of “tukkisavotta”, step by step
tukkisavotta 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 savotta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | savotta | logging site; worksite; Abessive singular form... |
| 2 | Russian | заво́д | factory |
| 3 | Russian | заводи́ть | to take, to bring, to lead |
| 4 | Russian | води́ть | lead; to drive; to lead, to drive, to breed |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | voditi | to lead, to conduct |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wádīˀtei | to lead, to conduct |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |