Where does “itkupaju” come from?
itkupaju (Finnish) comes from Finnish paju, from Proto-Finnic paju, from Proto-Uralic pajiw — willow.
itkupaju (Finnish): weeping willow
Ancestry of “itkupaju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paju | willow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paju | willow |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pajiw | willow |