Where does “pylväskataja” come from?

pylväskataja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kataja, from Proto-Finnic kataga, from Proto-Finno-Ugric koča.

pylväskataja (Finnish): A tall and slim variant of common juniper,...

Definitions

  1. A tall and slim variant of common juniper,...

Ancestry of “pylväskataja”, step by step

pylväskataja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kataja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatajajuniper; common juniper, "Juniperus communis"
2Proto-Finnickatagajuniper
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickoča—

via Finnish pylväs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpylväscolumn; a free-standing column or pillar; bar
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric koča →Every word from Proto-Finnic kataga →Every word from Finnish kataja →