Where does “idänplataani” come from?

idänplataani (Finnish) comes from Finnish plataani, from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλατύς, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

idänplataani (Finnish): oriental plane, oriental plane tree, Platanus orientalis

Definitions

  1. oriental plane, oriental plane tree, Platanus orientalis

Ancestry of “idänplataani”, step by step

idänplataani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish plataani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplataanisycamore
2Latinplatanusplanetree, sycamore
3Greekπλάτανοςplane tree
4Ancient Greekπλάτανοςplanetree
5Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek πλατύς →