Where does “lehmuskuja” come from?

lehmuskuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuja, from Proto-Finnic kuja, from Proto-Germanic kwījā.

lehmuskuja (Finnish): alley lined with linden trees

Definitions

  1. alley lined with linden trees

Ancestry of “lehmuskuja”, step by step

lehmuskuja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkujaalley
2Proto-Finnickujafenced path
3Proto-Germanickwījā—

via Finnish lehmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehmuslinden, lime; linden; small-leaved lime, "Tilia...
2Proto-Finniclehmuslinden
Every word from Proto-Germanic kwījā →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuja →Every word from Finnish kuja →