Where does “hieskoivu” come from?
hieskoivu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Koivu, from Finnish koivu, from Proto-Finnic koivu, from Proto-Uralic kojwa — birch.
hieskoivu (Finnish): downy birch, Betula pubescens
Definitions
- downy birch, Betula pubescens
Ancestry of “hieskoivu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Koivu | — |
| 2 | Finnish | koivu | birch |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | koivu | birch |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kojwa | birch |