Where does “mäntypuu” come from?
mäntypuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.
mäntypuu (Finnish): pine tree
Ancestry of “mäntypuu”, step by step
mäntypuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puu | tree; wood |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | puu | tree |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |
via Finnish mänty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mänty | pine; pine, pinewood; Scots pine, "Pinus... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mäntü | pine |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | mäntä | mixing utensil made of the top of a young pine |
Words derived from “mäntypuu”