Where does “tukkityö” come from?

tukkityö (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.

tukkityö (Finnish): log work, timber work, e.g. felling trees, hauling logs or timber rafting

Definitions

  1. log work, timber work, e.g. felling trees, hauling logs or timber rafting

Ancestry of “tukkityö”, step by step

tukkityö 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 työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją