Where does “itkupaju” come from?

itkupaju (Finnish) comes from Finnish paju, from Proto-Finnic paju, from Proto-Uralic pajiw — willow.

itkupaju (Finnish): weeping willow

Definitions

  1. weeping willow

Ancestry of “itkupaju”, step by step

itkupaju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpajuwillow
2Proto-Finnicpajuwillow
3Proto-Uralicpajiwwillow

via Finnish itku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitkucry, crying
2Proto-Finnicitkucry
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajiw →Every word from Proto-Finnic paju →Every word from Finnish paju →