Where does “oliivipuu” come from?

oliivipuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish oliivi, from German olīve, from Middle High German olīve, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oliivipuu (Finnish): olive tree

Definitions

  1. olive tree

Ancestry of “oliivipuu”, step by step

oliivipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oliivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholiiviolive
2Germanolīveolive fruit
3Middle High Germanolīveolive tree
4LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
5Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
6Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →