Where does “veitsituki” come from?

veitsituki (Finnish) comes from Finnish veitsi, from Proto-Finnic veicci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wäŋćɜ.

veitsituki (Finnish): knife rest

Definitions

  1. knife rest

Ancestry of “veitsituki”, step by step

veitsituki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish veitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveitsiknife
2Proto-Finnicveicciknife
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwäŋćɜ—

via Finnish tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wäŋćɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic veicci →Every word from Finnish veitsi →