Where does “tuohitossu” come from?

tuohitossu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuohi, from Proto-Finnic toohi, from Proto-Finnic tooši, from Baltic unknown.

tuohitossu (Finnish): birchbark slipper

Definitions

  1. birchbark slipper

Ancestry of “tuohitossu”, step by step

tuohitossu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuohibirchbark; money, cash; Third-person singular...
2Proto-Finnictoohibirchbark
3Proto-Finnictooši—
4Balticunknown—

via Finnish tossu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtossusneaker; slipper
2Swedishtossato strew, spread; toad
Every word from Baltic unknown →Every word from Proto-Finnic tooši →Every word from Proto-Finnic toohi →