Where does “uittohukka” come from?

uittohukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish uitto, from Finnish uittaa, from Finnish uida, from Proto-Finnic uidak, from Proto-Uralic uje-, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis — resin.

uittohukka (Finnish): driving loss

Definitions

  1. driving loss

Ancestry of “uittohukka”, step by step

uittohukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuittotimber rafting
2Finnishuittaato make swim; to dip; To overflow or spill...
3Finnishuidato swim; to bathe
4Proto-Finnicuidakto swim
5Proto-Uralicuje-to swim
6Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
7Proto-Slavicthis
8Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via Finnish hukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhukkawaste, loss; often used as head of compound...
2Proto-Finnichukkaloss; ruin, destruction
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwiduEvery word from Old High German kuti
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