Where does “bonsaipuu” come from?

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

bonsaipuu (Finnish): bonsai tree

Definitions

  1. bonsai tree

Ancestry of “bonsaipuu”, step by step

bonsaipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish bonsai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbonsaibonsai
2Japanese盆栽a potted plant that has been grown and...
3Middle Chinese盆—
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →