Where does “tuohivakka” come from?
tuohivakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuohi, from Proto-Finnic toohi, from Proto-Finnic tooši, from Baltic unknown.
tuohivakka (Finnish): a vakka made of birchbark
Definitions
- a vakka made of birchbark
Ancestry of “tuohivakka”, step by step
tuohivakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuohi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuohi | birchbark; money, cash; Third-person singular... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | toohi | birchbark |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tooši | — |
| 4 | Baltic | unknown | — |
via Finnish vakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vakka | A type of wooden container of varying size, made... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vakka | type of wooden container, usually equipped with a close fitting cap |