Where does “jumaltenpuu” come from?

jumaltenpuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

jumaltenpuu (Finnish): tree of heaven, "Ailanthus altissima"; ailanthus

Definitions

  1. tree of heaven, "Ailanthus altissima"; ailanthus

Ancestry of “jumaltenpuu”, step by step

jumaltenpuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish Jumala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishJumalaGod; of God
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →