Where does “humalapyökki” come from?

humalapyökki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyökki, from Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

humalapyökki (Finnish): hophornbeam tree in the genus

Definitions

  1. hophornbeam tree in the genus

Ancestry of “humalapyökki”, step by step

humalapyökki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyökki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyökkibeech
2Old Swedishbōkbook
3Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
4Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via Finnish humala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhumalahop; drunkenness, intoxication, high
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*humala—

Words derived from “humalapyökki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Old Norse bók →