Where does “euroopanhumalapyökki” come from?
euroopanhumalapyökki (Finnish) comes from Finnish Eurooppa, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, from Ancient Greek ὤψ, from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
euroopanhumalapyökki (Finnish): European hop-hornbeam
Definitions
- European hop-hornbeam
Ancestry of “euroopanhumalapyökki”, step by step
euroopanhumalapyökki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Eurooppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Eurooppa | of Europe; Europe |
| 2 | Latin | Eurōpa | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Εὐρώπη | Europa; Europe |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Finnish humalapyökki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | humalapyökki | hophornbeam tree in the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | pyökki | beech |
| 3 | Old Swedish | bōk | book |
| 4 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |