Where does “kolopuu” come from?

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

kolopuu (Finnish): A tree which has holes created by birds

Definitions

  1. A tree which has holes created by birds

Ancestry of “kolopuu”, step by step

kolopuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish kolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolohole; groove; notch, indentation
2Proto-Finnickolohole
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickolɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →