Where does “lehmuspuu” come from?

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

lehmuspuu (Finnish): linden tree

Definitions

  1. linden tree

Ancestry of “lehmuspuu”, step by step

lehmuspuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish lehmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehmuslinden, lime; linden; small-leaved lime, "Tilia...
2Proto-Finniclehmuslinden
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →