Where does “berliininpoppeli” come from?

berliininpoppeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish poppeli, from Swedish poppel, from Low German poppele, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

berliininpoppeli (Finnish): A poplar, Populus x berolinensis

Definitions

  1. A poplar, Populus x berolinensis

Ancestry of “berliininpoppeli”, step by step

berliininpoppeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poppeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoppelipoplar
2Swedishpoppelpoplar (tree)
3Low Germanpoppele—
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

via Finnish Berliini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishBerliini—
2GermanBerlinBerlin federal government of Germany
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Low German poppele →