Where does “kiinapuu” come from?

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

kiinapuu (Finnish): cinchona

Definitions

  1. cinchona

Ancestry of “kiinapuu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kiinapuu

Every word from Proto-Uralic puweEvery word from Proto-Finnic puuEvery word from Finnish puu