Where does “tyvikohotus” come from?

tyvikohotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyvi, from Proto-Finnic tüvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tüŋe.

tyvikohotus (Finnish): root lift for hair

Definitions

  1. root lift for hair

Ancestry of “tyvikohotus”, step by step

tyvikohotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyvifoot; crown, collar; beam
2Proto-Finnictüvibase of a tree
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictüŋe—

via Finnish kohotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohotuselevation, raising
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric tüŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic tüvi →Every word from Finnish tyvi →