Where does “voideputki” come from?

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

voideputki (Finnish): tube of ointment

Definitions

  1. tube of ointment

Ancestry of “voideputki”, step by step

voideputki 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 voide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoideointment, salve; lotion, cream
2Proto-Finnicvoidekointment, salve
Every word from Proto-Uralic pučke →Every word from Proto-Finnic pucki →Every word from Finnish putki →