Where does “uppokantapultti” come from?

uppokantapultti (Finnish) comes from Finnish pultti, from Swedish bult, from Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

uppokantapultti (Finnish): flathead, flathead bolt

Definitions

  1. flathead, flathead bolt

Ancestry of “uppokantapultti”, step by step

uppokantapultti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pultti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpulttiA bolt, as a metal fastener; A fit of rage
2Swedishbultbolt
3Low Germanbolt—
4Middle Low Germanboltebolt
5Old Saxonbolt—
6Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
7Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

via Finnish uppokanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuppokantaflush head, flat head, countersunk head
2Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
3Proto-Finnickantaheel
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →