Where does “vannasputki” come from?

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

vannasputki (Finnish): stern tube

Definitions

  1. stern tube

Ancestry of “vannasputki”, step by step

vannasputki 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 vannas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvannasshare; stem
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →