Where does “lehtipuusto” come from?

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

lehtipuusto (Finnish): broadleaf trees, hardwood trees; deciduous or evergreen trees any trees that grow leaves

Definitions

  1. broadleaf trees, hardwood trees; deciduous or evergreen trees any trees that grow leaves

Ancestry of “lehtipuusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehtipuuhardwood; deciduous tree
2Finnishpuutree; wood
3Proto-Finnicpuutree
4Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →