Where does “kaidepuu” come from?
kaidepuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.
kaidepuu (Finnish): wooden railing, wooden banister
Definitions
- wooden railing, wooden banister
Ancestry of “kaidepuu”, step by step
kaidepuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puu | tree; wood |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | puu | tree |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |
via Finnish kaide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaide | railing, handrail, banister, balustrade, balcony... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قاعده | base, foundation, that upon which anything stands or is founded |
| 3 | Arabic | قَاعِدَة | rule, principle; foundation, base |