Where does “hyötypuu” come from?

hyötypuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyöty, from Finnish hyötää, from Finnish hyvä, from Proto-Finnic *hüvä.

hyötypuu (Finnish): worked lumber, worked timber

Definitions

  1. worked lumber, worked timber

Ancestry of “hyötypuu”, step by step

hyötypuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyöty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyötybenefit, gain, advantage; utility
2Finnishhyötääto force; to grow, to prosper
3Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
4Proto-Finnic*hüvä—

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →Every word from Finnish hyvä →Every word from Finnish hyötää →