Where does “eukalyptuspuu” come from?

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

eukalyptuspuu (Finnish): eucalyptus tree, eucalyptus

Definitions

  1. eucalyptus tree, eucalyptus

Ancestry of “eukalyptuspuu”, step by step

eukalyptuspuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish eukalyptus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheukalyptuseucalyptus
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →