Where does “puutalo” come from?

puutalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.

puutalo (Finnish): wooden house

Definitions

  1. wooden house

Ancestry of “puutalo”, step by step

puutalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
2Ludiantaloifarm; house
3Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
4Proto-Baltictalˀa-—

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

Words derived from “puutalo”

Every word from Proto-Baltic talˀa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic talo →Every word from Ludian taloi →