Where does “pluspuu” come from?

pluspuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

pluspuu (Finnish): seed tree

Definitions

  1. seed tree

Ancestry of “pluspuu”, step by step

pluspuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish plus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplusplus
2Latinplūsmore; more of
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →