Where does “pensaspapu” come from?

pensaspapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish papu, from Proto-Finnic papu, from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

pensaspapu (Finnish): bush bean, dwarf bean, Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus any cultivar of common bean that forms erect bushes 20–60 cm tall

Definitions

  1. bush bean, dwarf bean, Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus any cultivar of common bean that forms erect bushes 20–60 cm tall

Ancestry of “pensaspapu”, step by step

pensaspapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish papu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpapubean; common bean; muscle, especially the biceps
2Proto-Finnicpapubean
3Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

via Finnish pensas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpensasbush; shrub
2Proto-Finnicpensasbush
3Proto-Finnicpensa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ-Every word from Proto-Slavic bobъEvery word from Proto-Finnic papu
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