Where does “pajuköysi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pajuköysi”, step by step

pajuköysi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpajuwillow
2Proto-Finnicpajuwillow
3Proto-Uralicpajiwwillow

via Finnish köysi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköysirope
2Proto-Finnickeücirope
3Proto-Uralickewδe—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pajiw →
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