Where does “puuaines” come from?

puuaines (Finnish) comes from Finnish aines, from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

puuaines (Finnish): wood, timber substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree

Definitions

  1. wood, timber substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree

Ancestry of “puuaines”, step by step

puuaines traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aines

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainesmaterial; ingredient, constituent
2Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abniją →
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