Where does “baobabpuu” come from?

baobabpuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish baobab, from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب, from Arabic أَبُو, from Arabic أَب — father.

baobabpuu (Finnish): baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia

Definitions

  1. baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia

Ancestry of “baobabpuu”, step by step

baobabpuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish baobab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbaobabbaobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia
2Medieval Latinbahobab—
3Arabicأَبُو حِبَابfather of many seeds; fruit of many seeds
4Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
5Arabicأَبfather

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Arabic أَب →Every word from Arabic أَبُو →Every word from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب →