Where does “kynnyspuu” come from?

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

kynnyspuu (Finnish): wooden doorsill

Definitions

  1. wooden doorsill

Ancestry of “kynnyspuu”, step by step

kynnyspuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish kynnys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynnysthreshold; doorsill
2Proto-Finnickündüsthreshold
3Quechuakunturcondor
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →