Where does “kiina-alkaloidi” come from?

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

kiina-alkaloidi (Finnish): Cinchona alkaloid alkaloid extracted from the bark of trees in the genus

Definitions

  1. Cinchona alkaloid alkaloid extracted from the bark of trees in the genus

Ancestry of “kiina-alkaloidi”, step by step

kiina-alkaloidi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiinapuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiinapuucinchona
2Finnishpuutree; wood
3Proto-Finnicpuutree
4Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish alkaloidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkaloidialkaloid
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →