Where does “tykkilumi” come from?

tykkilumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tykki, from Swedish stycke, from Old Norse stykki, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

tykkilumi (Finnish): artificial snow

Definitions

  1. artificial snow

Ancestry of “tykkilumi”, step by step

tykkilumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tykki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtykkigun with a calibre of more than 20 millimeters;...
2Swedishstyckea piece; a paragraph
3Old Norsestykkipiece, chop
4Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish Lumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLumisnow frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation; sometimes also similar frozen forms of other substances
2Finnishlumisnow
3Proto-Finniclumisnow
4Proto-Uraliclomesnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stukkiją →