Where does “puupora” come from?

puupora (Finnish) comes from Finnish pora, from Swedish borr, from Old Norse bǫrr, from Proto-Germanic barwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorwos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

puupora (Finnish): wood drill

Definitions

  1. wood drill

Ancestry of “puupora”, step by step

puupora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporadrill
2Swedishborrdrill
3Old Norsebǫrrman; a kind of tree
4Proto-Germanicbarwazconiferous forest; pinewood; wood; grove
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰorwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰorwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic barwaz →