Where does “jõulupuu” come from?

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

jõulupuu (Estonian): Christmas tree

Definitions

  1. Christmas tree

Ancestry of “jõulupuu”, step by step

jõulupuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian püü

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

via Estonian jõulud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianjõuludChristmas
Every word from Proto-Uralic püŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic püü →Every word from Estonian püü →