Where does “jalokuusi” come from?

jalokuusi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

jalokuusi (Finnish): A common name for firs of the genus "Abies"

Definitions

  1. A common name for firs of the genus "Abies"

Ancestry of “jalokuusi”, step by step

jalokuusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
2Proto-Finnickuucisix
3Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

via Finnish jalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalonoble; fine, refined
Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →Every word from Finnish kuusi →