Where does “havupuu” come from?

havupuu (Finnish) comes from Ingrian puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

havupuu (Finnish): coniferous tree, conifer, softwood, softwood...

Definitions

  1. coniferous tree, conifer, softwood, softwood...

Ancestry of “havupuu”, step by step

havupuu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpuutree
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish havu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhavufresh sprig or small branch of a coniferous tree;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*havu

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood

Words derived from “havupuu

Every word from Proto-Uralic puweEvery word from Proto-Finnic puuEvery word from Ingrian puu
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