Where does “joulusypressi” come from?

joulusypressi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sypressi, from Swedish cypress, from French cyprès, from Old French cipres, from Latin cypressus, from Latin cupressus, from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος — cypress; its wood, used as timber.

Ancestry of “joulusypressi”, step by step

joulusypressi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sypressi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsypressicypress any of the coniferous trees in the genus
2Swedishcypresscypress
3Frenchcyprèscypress
4Old Frenchcipres
5Latincypressus
6Latincupressuscypress
7Ancient Greekκυπάρισσοςcypress; its wood, used as timber

via Finnish joulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjouluChristmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu
Every word from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσοςEvery word from Latin cupressusEvery word from Latin cypressus