Where does “aarnikuusi” come from?

aarnikuusi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aarni, from Finnish Aarne, from Swedish Arne, from Old Norse Árni, from Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

aarnikuusi (Finnish): An old and exceptionally tall spruce

Definitions

  1. An old and exceptionally tall spruce

Ancestry of “aarnikuusi”, step by step

aarnikuusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Aarni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAarnitreasure
2FinnishAarne—
3SwedishArne—
4Old NorseÁrni—
5Old Norseǫrneagle
6Proto-Germanicarôeagle
7Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Finnish kuusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
2Proto-Finnickuucisix
3Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ǫrn →