Where does “kaukasianselkova” come from?

kaukasianselkova (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kaukasia, from Russian Кавказия.

kaukasianselkova (Finnish): Caucasian zelkova, Zelkova carpinifolia deciduous tree

Definitions

  1. Caucasian zelkova, Zelkova carpinifolia deciduous tree

Ancestry of “kaukasianselkova”, step by step

kaukasianselkova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Kaukasia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKaukasiaCaucasia
2RussianКавказия—

via Finnish selkova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkovazelkova tree
2taxonomic nameZelkova—
Every word from Russian Кавказия →Every word from Finnish Kaukasia →