Where does “reisipuu” come from?

reisipuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish reisi, from Proto-Finnic raici, from Finnish rietas, from Proto-Finnic reet'as.

reisipuu (Finnish): stringer side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs

Definitions

  1. stringer side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs

Ancestry of “reisipuu”, step by step

reisipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreisithigh; femur; femoral
2Proto-Finnicraicithigh
3Finnishrietaswanton, lewd, lascivious
4Proto-Finnicreet'as—

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Finnic reet'as →Every word from Finnish rietas →Every word from Proto-Finnic raici →