Where does “rytöpuu” come from?

rytöpuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

Ancestry of “rytöpuu”, step by step

rytöpuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish rytö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrytöfallen tree; Synonym of ryteikkö
Every word from Proto-Uralic puweEvery word from Proto-Finnic puuEvery word from Finnish puu
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