Where does “kitapuu” come from?

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

kitapuu (Finnish): A purlin

Definitions

  1. A purlin

Ancestry of “kitapuu”, step by step

kitapuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish kita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkitamouth; throat, pharynx
2Proto-Finnickitathroat, pharynx, mouth
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →