Where does “luonnonpuisto” come from?

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

luonnonpuisto (Finnish): natural park, nature park, nature reserve

Definitions

  1. natural park, nature park, nature reserve

Ancestry of “luonnonpuisto”, step by step

luonnonpuisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuistopark
2Finnishpuutree; wood
3Proto-Finnicpuutree
4Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish luonto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluontonature, environment; characteristics of a person
2Finnishluodato create; to shovel; to shed
3Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
4Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →