Where does “havuköynnös” come from?

havuköynnös (Finnish) comes from Finnish köynnös, from Finnish köysi, from Proto-Finnic keüci, from Proto-Uralic kewδe.

havuköynnös (Finnish): A festoon or garland made of spruce cuttings

Definitions

  1. A festoon or garland made of spruce cuttings

Ancestry of “havuköynnös”, step by step

havuköynnös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish köynnös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishköynnösA creeper, climber; A vine; A grapevine
2Finnishköysirope
3Proto-Finnickeücirope
4Proto-Uralickewδe—

via Finnish havu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhavufresh sprig or small branch of a coniferous tree;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*havu—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kewδe →Every word from Proto-Finnic keüci →Every word from Finnish köysi →
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