Where does “puukko” come from?

puukko (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

puukko (Ingrian): hunting knife

Definitions

  1. hunting knife

Ancestry of “puukko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpuutree
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

Words derived from “puukko

Every word from Proto-Uralic puweEvery word from Proto-Finnic puuEvery word from Ingrian puu