Where does “kiiviköynnös” come from?

kiiviköynnös (Finnish) comes from Finnish köynnös, from Finnish köysi, from Proto-Finnic keüci, from Proto-Uralic kewδe.

kiiviköynnös (Finnish): kiwi, kiwi vine

Definitions

  1. kiwi, kiwi vine

Ancestry of “kiiviköynnös”, step by step

kiiviköynnös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish köynnös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishköynnösA creeper, climber; A vine; A grapevine
2Finnishköysirope
3Proto-Finnickeücirope
4Proto-Uralickewδe—

via Finnish kiivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiivikiwi; kiwi fruit
2EnglishKiwiA New Zealander; of or from New Zealand
3Maorikiwikiwi
Every word from Proto-Uralic kewδe →Every word from Proto-Finnic keüci →Every word from Finnish köysi →