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
- eucalyptus tree, eucalyptus
Ancestry of “eukalyptuspuu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puu | tree; wood |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | puu | tree |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |