Where does “emäpuu” come from?

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

emäpuu (Finnish): parent tree reproducing tree

Definitions

  1. parent tree reproducing tree

Ancestry of “emäpuu”, step by step

emäpuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish emä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishemämother; mother of an animal, dam; womb
2Proto-Finnicemämother
3Proto-Uralicemämother
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →