Where does “tupsupiikikäs” come from?

tupsupiikikäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish piikikäs, from Finnish piikki, from Swedish spik, from Old Norse spíkr, from Proto-Germanic spīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

tupsupiikikäs (Finnish): brush-tailed porcupine Old World porcupine of the genus

Definitions

  1. brush-tailed porcupine Old World porcupine of the genus

Ancestry of “tupsupiikikäs”, step by step

tupsupiikikäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piikikäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiikikässpiky, thorny, spiked
2Finnishpiikkispike; Short for piikkikenkä; tine, prong
3Swedishspiknail; spike-shaped metal fastener; an fail-safe...
4Old Norsespíkr—
5Proto-Germanicspīkaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Finnish tupsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupsutuft; bobble, pompom; tussle
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—

Words derived from “tupsupiikikäs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīkaz →Every word from Old Norse spíkr →