Where does “kehräpuu” come from?

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

kehräpuu (Finnish): (paddle) distaff

Definitions

  1. (paddle) distaff

Ancestry of “kehräpuu”, step by step

kehräpuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish kehrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehräspindle; a rotating spindle or disk in a machine;...
2Proto-Finnickecräspindle; wheel, flywheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanketstram—
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →