Where does “munuaispuu” come from?
munuaispuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish munuainen, from Finnish -uainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
munuaispuu (Finnish): cashew
Ancestry of “munuaispuu”, step by step
munuaispuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish munuainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | munuainen | kidney |
| 2 | Finnish | -uainen | Forms certain nouns, particularly for parts of... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish puu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puu | tree; wood |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | puu | tree |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |