Where does “koiranheisipuu” come from?
koiranheisipuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
koiranheisipuu (Finnish): guelder rose, "Viburnum opulus"
Definitions
- guelder rose, "Viburnum opulus"
Ancestry of “koiranheisipuu”, step by step
koiranheisipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish heisipuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heisipuu | viburnum |
| 2 | Finnish | puu | tree; wood |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puu | tree |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |