Where does “ukonputki” come from?

ukonputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish putki, from Proto-Finnic pucki, from Proto-Uralic pučke — hollow plant stalk.

ukonputki (Finnish): common hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium

Definitions

  1. common hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium

Ancestry of “ukonputki”, step by step

ukonputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish putki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
2Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
3Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk

via Finnish Ukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishUkkosupreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,...
2Finnishukkoold man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black...
3Proto-Finnicukkoold man
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