Where does “Pihla” come from?

Pihla (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihlaja, from Proto-Finnic pihlaga, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pićlä.

Pihla (Finnish): of modern usage

Definitions

  1. of modern usage

Ancestry of “Pihla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihlajarowan, mountain ash, "Sorbus aucuparia"; Any tree...
2Proto-Finnicpihlagarowan
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpićlä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pićlä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pihlaga →Every word from Finnish pihlaja →
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