Where does “sellupuu” come from?
sellupuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.
sellupuu (Finnish): pulpwood, wood that will be made into chemical paper pulp
Definitions
- pulpwood, wood that will be made into chemical paper pulp
Ancestry of “sellupuu”, step by step
sellupuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puu | tree; wood |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | puu | tree |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |
via Finnish sellu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sellu | cellulose, pulp |
| 2 | Finnish | selluloosa | cellulose; pulp made of cellulose fibres |