Where does “turkistalous” come from?
turkistalous (Finnish) comes from Finnish talous, from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.
turkistalous (Finnish): fur farming (industry)
Ancestry of “turkistalous”, step by step
turkistalous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish talous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talous | economy; finance; a system that maintains... |
| 2 | Finnish | talo | house; building; farm, homestead |
| 3 | Ludian | taloi | farm; house |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | talo | farm, farmstead |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | talˀa- | — |
via Finnish turkis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turkis | fur |
| 2 | Finnish | Turkki | Turkish |
| 3 | Swedish | durk | ship's floor |
| 4 | English | dork | A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept... |