Where does “uittopuomi” come from?

uittopuomi (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.

uittopuomi (Finnish): log boom logs connected end-to-end in log driving

Definitions

  1. log boom logs connected end-to-end in log driving

Ancestry of “uittopuomi”, step by step

uittopuomi 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 puomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuomibarrier; boom; balance beam
2Swedishbombarrier; miss, failure to hit; boom
3Middle Low Germanbôm
4Old Saxonbōmtree
5Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
6Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwiduEvery word from Old High German kuti