Where does “niinipuu” come from?

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

niinipuu (Finnish): small-leaved lime, "Tilia cordata"

Definitions

  1. small-leaved lime, "Tilia cordata"

Ancestry of “niinipuu”, step by step

niinipuu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpuutree
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish niini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniinibast; Short for niinipuu
2Proto-Finnicniinibast
3Proto-Finno-Permicńijne—

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Ingrian puu →
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