Where does “poimipuikko” come from?
poimipuikko (Ingrian) comes from Finnish poimia, from Proto-Finnic poimidak — to pick.
poimipuikko (Ingrian): hook used to take nets and seines out of water
Definitions
- hook used to take nets and seines out of water
Ancestry of “poimipuikko”, step by step
poimipuikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poimia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poimia | to pick; to excerpt, extract |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | poimidak | to pick |
via Finnish puikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puikko | peg; stick; short for neulepuikko |