Where does “säästöpuu” come from?

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

säästöpuu (Finnish): retention tree

Definitions

  1. retention tree

Ancestry of “säästöpuu”, step by step

säästöpuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish säästö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäästösaving reduction in expenditure
2FinnishsäästääTo save
3Proto-Finnicsäästädäkto put aside, to save
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →