Where does “katajanhavu” come from?

katajanhavu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kataja, from Proto-Finnic kataga, from Proto-Finno-Ugric koča.

katajanhavu (Finnish): juniper sprig

Definitions

  1. juniper sprig

Ancestry of “katajanhavu”, step by step

katajanhavu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kataja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatajajuniper; common juniper, "Juniperus communis"
2Proto-Finnickatagajuniper
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickoča—

via Finnish havu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhavufresh sprig or small branch of a coniferous tree;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*havu—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric koča →Every word from Proto-Finnic kataga →Every word from Finnish kataja →
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