Where does “kookospalmu” come from?

kookospalmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish palmu, from Swedish palm, from Old Swedish palmber, from Old Norse palmi, from Latin Palma, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

kookospalmu (Finnish): A coconut palm

Definitions

  1. A coconut palm

Ancestry of “kookospalmu”, step by step

kookospalmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palmu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalmupalm tree
2SwedishpalmA palm, tropical tree
3Old Swedishpalmber
4Old Norsepalmi
5LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish kookos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkookoscoconut
2Swedishkokosshredded coconut flesh
3Spanishcocococonut; testicle; bogeyman
4Russianкоко́сcoconut
5Portuguesecocosplural of coco
6Portuguesecocococonut
7Late Latincoccumkernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;...
8Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plh₂m-