Where does “koivunvarpu” come from?

koivunvarpu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Koivu, from Finnish koivu, from Proto-Finnic koivu, from Proto-Uralic kojwa — birch.

koivunvarpu (Finnish): birch twig

Definitions

  1. birch twig

Ancestry of “koivunvarpu”, step by step

koivunvarpu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Koivu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKoivubirch deciduous tree of the genus
2Finnishkoivubirch
3Proto-Finnickoivubirch
4Proto-Uralickojwabirch

via Finnish varpu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarputwig, bare twig; shrub
2Proto-Finnicvarpu—
3Proto-Finnicvarpathin stick, twig
Every word from Proto-Uralic kojwa →Every word from Proto-Finnic koivu →Every word from Finnish koivu →