Where does “avokadopuu” come from?

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

avokadopuu (Finnish): avocado, avocado tree, Persea americana

Definitions

  1. avocado, avocado tree, Persea americana

Ancestry of “avokadopuu”, step by step

avokadopuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish avokado

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavokadoavocado
2Nahuatlāhuacatl—
3Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →