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Where does “õunapuu” come from?

õunapuu (Estonian) comes from Estonian püü, from Proto-Finnic püü, from Proto-Uralic püŋe — hazel hen.

õunapuu (Estonian): apple tree

Definitions

  1. apple tree

Ancestry of “õunapuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpüüpartridge
2Proto-Finnicpüühazel grouse
3Proto-Uralicpüŋehazel hen
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