Where does “Tuija” come from?

Tuija (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuija, from Translingual Thuja, from Ancient Greek θυία — stinking juniper.

Tuija (Finnish): white cedar, red cedar, thuja any one of the species in the genus

Definitions

  1. white cedar, red cedar, thuja any one of the species in the genus

Ancestry of “Tuija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuijawhite cedar, red cedar, thuja
2TranslingualThujagenus
3Ancient Greekθυίαstinking juniper
Every word from Ancient Greek θυία →Every word from Translingual Thuja →Every word from Finnish tuija →