Where does “kapokkipuu” come from?

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

kapokkipuu (Finnish): kapok tree, kapokier

Definitions

  1. kapok tree, kapokier

Ancestry of “kapokkipuu”, step by step

kapokkipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish kapokki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapokkikapok
2EnglishkapokA silky fibre obtained from the silk-cotton tree...
3Malaykapukkapok
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →
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