Where does “puuviilu” come from?

puuviilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish viilu, from Finnish viillä, from Proto-Finnic viildäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic vije- — to cut.

puuviilu (Finnish): wood veneer

Definitions

  1. wood veneer

Ancestry of “puuviilu”, step by step

puuviilu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiluveneer thin decorative covering of finewood applied to coarser wood or other material
2Finnishviillä—
3Proto-Finnicviildäkto cut, to slit
4Proto-Finno-Permicvije-to cut

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic vije- →Every word from Proto-Finnic viildäk →Every word from Finnish viillä →