Where does “hanhenpaju” come from?

hanhenpaju (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanhi, from Proto-Finnic hanhi, from Proto-Finnic šanši.

hanhenpaju (Finnish): creeping willow

Definitions

  1. creeping willow

Ancestry of “hanhenpaju”, step by step

hanhenpaju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hanhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhanhigoose
2Proto-Finnichanhigoose
3Proto-Finnicšanši—

via Finnish paju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpajuwillow
2Proto-Finnicpajuwillow
3Proto-Uralicpajiwwillow
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