Where does “ukonnuoli” come from?
ukonnuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuoli, from Proto-Finnic nooli, from Proto-Uralic ńële — arrow.
ukonnuoli (Finnish): thunderstone
Ancestry of “ukonnuoli”, step by step
ukonnuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nuoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nuoli | arrow; Third-person singular indicative past form... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nooli | arrow |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ńële | arrow |
via Finnish Ukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ukko | supreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,... |
| 2 | Finnish | ukko | old man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ukko | old man |