Where does “teilipuu” come from?
teilipuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.
Ancestry of “teilipuu”, step by step
teilipuu 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 teili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | teili | A pole where a person subjected to breaking wheel... |