Where does “uppoporakone” come from?

uppoporakone (Finnish) comes from Finnish porakone, from Finnish pora, from Swedish borr, from Old Norse bǫrr, from Proto-Germanic barwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorwos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

uppoporakone (Finnish): down-the-hole drill

Definitions

  1. down-the-hole drill

Ancestry of “uppoporakone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporakonepower drill
2Finnishporadrill
3Swedishborrdrill
4Old Norsebǫrrman; a kind of tree
5Proto-Germanicbarwazconiferous forest; pinewood; wood; grove
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰorwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...
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