Where does “vuolupuukko” come from?

vuolupuukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuolu, from Finnish vuolla, from Proto-Finnic vooldak, from Proto-Uralic *wale- — to carve.

vuolupuukko (Finnish): whittling knife, carving knife

Definitions

  1. whittling knife, carving knife

Ancestry of “vuolupuukko”, step by step

vuolupuukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuolu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuolucarving
2Finnishvuollato carve; Adessive singular form of vuo
3Proto-Finnicvooldakto sharpen; to carve
4Proto-Uralic*wale-to carve

via Finnish puukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuukkohunting knife, puukko
2Finnishpuutree; wood
3Proto-Finnicpuutree
4Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic *wale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vooldak →Every word from Finnish vuolla →