Where does “puuviljasalat” come from?

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

puuviljasalat (Estonian): fruit salad

Definitions

  1. fruit salad

Ancestry of “puuviljasalat”, step by step

puuviljasalat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian puuvili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpuuvilifruit
2Estonianpüüpartridge
3Proto-Finnicpüühazel grouse
4Proto-Uralicpüŋehazel hen

via Estonian salat

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