Where does “kriikunapuu” come from?

kriikunapuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kriikuna, from Swedish krikon, from Middle Low German krêke, from Old Saxon krēka, from Proto-West Germanic krēkā.

kriikunapuu (Finnish): damson tree

Definitions

  1. damson tree

Ancestry of “kriikunapuu”, step by step

kriikunapuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kriikuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkriikunadamson
2Swedishkrikondamson plum, damson (fruit)
3Middle Low Germankrêke—
4Old Saxonkrēka—
5Proto-West Germanickrēkā—

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-West Germanic krēkā →Every word from Old Saxon krēka →Every word from Middle Low German krêke →