Where does “brasilpuu” come from?

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

brasilpuu (Finnish): brazilwood, Caesalpinia echinata Brazilian timber tree with dense, orange-red heartwood that takes a high shine

Definitions

  1. brazilwood, Caesalpinia echinata Brazilian timber tree with dense, orange-red heartwood that takes a high shine

Ancestry of “brasilpuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →