Where does “napapaju” come from?

napapaju (Finnish) comes from Finnish paju, from Proto-Finnic paju, from Proto-Uralic pajiw — willow.

napapaju (Finnish): polar willow, Salix polaris miniature species of willow that grows in the arctic tundra

Definitions

  1. polar willow, Salix polaris miniature species of willow that grows in the arctic tundra

Ancestry of “napapaju”, step by step

napapaju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpajuwillow
2Proto-Finnicpajuwillow
3Proto-Uralicpajiwwillow

via Finnish napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajiw →Every word from Proto-Finnic paju →Every word from Finnish paju →