Where does “puuhiomo” come from?

puuhiomo (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiomo, from Finnish hioa, from Proto-Finnic hijodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija-.

puuhiomo (Finnish): groundwood mill

Definitions

  1. groundwood mill

Ancestry of “puuhiomo”, step by step

puuhiomo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiomo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiomogrindery
2Finnishhioato grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand
3Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
4Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hijodak →Every word from Finnish hioa →