Where does “loinpuut” come from?

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

Ancestry of “loinpuut”, step by step

loinpuut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish luoda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluodato create; to shovel; to shed
2Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →