Where does “ahopaju” come from?

ahopaju (Finnish) comes from Finnish Aho, from Proto-Finnic aho, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

ahopaju (Finnish): A willow, Salix starkeana

Definitions

  1. A willow, Salix starkeana

Ancestry of “ahopaju”, step by step

ahopaju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Aho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAhoAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Proto-Finnicahoabandoned swidden; glade (grassy open or cleared space in a forest)
3Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Finnish paju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpajuwillow
2Proto-Finnicpajuwillow
3Proto-Uralicpajiwwillow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic aho →