Where does “eebenpuu” come from?

eebenpuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish eeben, from Middle High German ëben, from Old High German eban, from Proto-West Germanic ebn, from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

eebenpuu (Finnish): ebony

Definitions

  1. ebony

Ancestry of “eebenpuu”, step by step

eebenpuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eeben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheebenebony
2Middle High Germanëben—
3Old High Germanebanplain, even
4Proto-West Germanicebneven, level
5Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

via Finnish puu

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

Words derived from “eebenpuu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →