Where does “tulitauko” come from?
tulitauko (Finnish) comes from Finnish tauko, from Proto-Germanic taugō, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
tulitauko (Finnish): ceasefire
Ancestry of “tulitauko”, step by step
tulitauko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tauko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tauko | break, pause; rest; caesura |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | taugō | cord, string, rope |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Finnish tuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuli | fire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *tuli | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tule | fire |
Words derived from “tulitauko”