Where does “gujavarbo” come from?

gujavarbo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto gujavo, from English guava, from Spanish guaya, from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte.

gujavarbo (Esperanto): guava tree

Definitions

guava tree

Ancestry of “gujavarbo”, step by step

gujavarbo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto gujavo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	gujavo	guava
2	English	guava	A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family,...
3	Spanish	guaya	metallic wire
4	English	wire	Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now...
5	Middle English	wir	—
6	Old English	wīr	wire, metal thread, wire-ornament
7	English	myrtle	An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
8	Old French	myrte	—
9	Latin	myrtus	myrtle
10	Ancient Greek	μύρτος	myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
11	Ancient Greek	μυρίκη	tamarisk
12	Ancient Greek	-ίκη	—

via Esperanto arbo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Esperanto	arbo	tree
2	French	arbre	tree; axle; drive shaft
3	Old French	arbre	tree
4	Latin	arbor	a tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the...
5	Latin	arbos	Alternative form of arbor
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃erdʰ-	to increase, grow; upright, high
7	Proto-Indo-European	-wós	Creates adjectives from verb stems

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