polku etymology

Finnish word polku comes from Finnish polkea, Finnish -u

Detailed word origin of polku

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
polkea Finnish (fin) (figuratively) to oppress. To pedal. To stamp (with one's foot or feet). To treadle.
-u Finnish (fin) Derives a number of nouns from other nouns.. Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with e- and i-stem verbs.
polku Finnish (fin) (computing, graph theory) path. Act of treading, stomping; used only in compounds.. Path, trail, track.

Words with the same origin as polku

Descendants of polkea
poljento poljin polkaista polkusin
Descendants of -u
alku alkuun alkuunkaan ammuskelu haku harjoittelu ilmaisu itku jalkapallo keskustelu kilpailu kokeilu kuulustelu laulu maksu nauru ottelu palvelu pelleily puhelu suru suunnittelu taistelu vierailu