Where does “ploomipuu” come from?

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

ploomipuu (Estonian): plum

Definitions

  1. plum

Ancestry of “ploomipuu”, step by step

ploomipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian püü

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

via Estonian ploom

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