Where does “väinönputki” come from?

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

väinönputki (Finnish): garden angelica, wild celery

Definitions

  1. garden angelica, wild celery

Ancestry of “väinönputki”, step by step

väinönputki 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 Väinö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVäinöpersecution
2FinnishVäinämöinenThe main hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala
3FinnishväinäSynonym of suvanto
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →