Where does “suhistuspuu” come from?

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

suhistuspuu (Finnish): bullroarer

Definitions

  1. bullroarer

Ancestry of “suhistuspuu”, step by step

suhistuspuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish suhistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhistushissing, rustling causing to hiss or rustle
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →