Where does “punapyökki” come from?

punapyökki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyökki, from Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

punapyökki (Finnish): copper beech, purple beech

Definitions

  1. copper beech, purple beech

Ancestry of “punapyökki”, step by step

punapyökki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyökki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyökkibeech
2Old Swedishbōkbook
3Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
4Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Old Norse bók →
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