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Where does “siemenpuu” come from?

siemenpuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish siemen, from Proto-Finnic seemen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

siemenpuu (Finnish): seed tree; A yet ungrafted fruit tree grown from...

Definitions

  1. seed tree; A yet ungrafted fruit tree grown from...

Ancestry of “siemenpuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiemenseed; semen; precursor
2Proto-Finnicseemenseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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