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Where does “lehtpuu” come from?

lehtpuu (Estonian) comes from Estonian leht, from Proto-Finnic lehti, from Proto-Finnic lešte.

lehtpuu (Estonian): deciduous tree

Definitions

  1. deciduous tree

Ancestry of “lehtpuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlehtleaf; sheet of paper, metal, veneer etc; page
2Proto-Finniclehtileaf
3Proto-Finniclešte—
Every word from Proto-Finnic lešte →