Where does “sitruspuu” come from?

sitruspuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sitrus, from Swedish citrus, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

sitruspuu (Finnish): citrus tree of the genus Citrus

Definitions

  1. citrus tree of the genus Citrus

Ancestry of “sitruspuu”, step by step

sitruspuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sitrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsitruscitrus, citrus fruit; citrus, citrus tree
2Swedishcitruscitrus (any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus)
3Latincī̆truscitron tree
4Greekκέδροςcedar
5Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →Every word from Greek κέδρος →Every word from Latin cī̆trus →