Where does “tukkisilta” come from?

tukkisilta (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.

tukkisilta (Finnish): log bridge

Definitions

  1. log bridge

Ancestry of “tukkisilta”, step by step

tukkisilta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tukki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukkilog, stock; log; "collectively also" timber;...
2Estoniantükkpiece; trick; a mischievous act; cannon
3Germanstück—
4Middle High Germanstückepiece
5Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
6Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
7Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish siltä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsiltäAblative singular form of se
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →