Where does “punapuu” come from?

punapuu (Finnish) comes from Ingrian puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

punapuu (Finnish): sequoia, redwood

Definitions

  1. sequoia, redwood

Ancestry of “punapuu”, step by step

punapuu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpuutree
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood

Words derived from “punapuu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Ingrian puu →