Where does “lännenpuutamaani” come from?
lännenpuutamaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish puutamaani, from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.
Ancestry of “lännenpuutamaani”, step by step
lännenpuutamaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puutamaani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puutamaani | tree hyrax hyrax of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | puu | tree; wood |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | puu | tree |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |