Where does “turveruukku” come from?

turveruukku (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruukku, from Swedish kruka, from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

turveruukku (Finnish): peat pot

Definitions

  1. peat pot

Ancestry of “turveruukku”, step by step

turveruukku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruukkupot; jar; situla
2Swedishkrukaa pot; a coward
3Middle Low Germankrūke
4Old Saxonkrūka
5Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
6Proto-Germanic*krōguz

via Finnish turve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturvepeat, turf
2Proto-Finnicturbehturf, peat
3Hungariantürbeturbe
4Ottoman Turkishتربهtomb, mausoleum
5Arabicتُرْبَة
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kroguEvery word from Old Saxon krūka