Where does “apinanleipäpuu” come from?

apinanleipäpuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

apinanleipäpuu (Finnish): baobab, Adansonia digitata

Definitions

  1. baobab, Adansonia digitata

Ancestry of “apinanleipäpuu”, step by step

apinanleipäpuu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish leipä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleipäbread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,...
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

via Finnish apina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapinamonkey; ape
2Old Swedishapina—
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →