Where does “пуукко” come from?
пуукко (Russian) comes from Finnish puukko, from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.
пуукко (Russian): puukko
Ancestry of “пуукко”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | puukko | hunting knife, puukko |
| 2 | Finnish | puu | tree; wood |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puu | tree |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |