Where does “harvennuspuu” come from?

harvennuspuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish harvennus, from Finnish harventaa, from Finnish harva, from Proto-Finnic harva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šorwa.

harvennuspuu (Finnish): thinned tree

Definitions

  1. thinned tree

Ancestry of “harvennuspuu”, step by step

harvennuspuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harvennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharvennusthinning
2Finnishharventaato thin out; to thin; to rarefy
3Finnishharvainfrequent, sparse; thin; loose
4Proto-Finnicharvasparse
5Proto-Finno-Ugricšorwa—

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric šorwa →Every word from Proto-Finnic harva →Every word from Finnish harva →