Where does “pihlajalehto” come from?

pihlajalehto (Finnish) comes from Finnish lehto, from Finnish Lehti, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti.

pihlajalehto (Finnish): rowan grove

Definitions

  1. rowan grove

Ancestry of “pihlajalehto”, step by step

pihlajalehto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehtobroad deciduous woodland; grove
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—

via Finnish pihlaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihlajarowan, mountain ash, "Sorbus aucuparia"; Any tree...
2Proto-Finnicpihlagarowan
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpićlä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti →Every word from Finnish Lehti →Every word from Finnish lehto →
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