Where does “tuija” come from?

tuija (Finnish) comes from Translingual Thuja, from Ancient Greek θυία — stinking juniper.

tuija (Finnish): white cedar, red cedar, thuja

Definitions

  1. white cedar, red cedar, thuja

Ancestry of “tuija”, step by step

tuija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Thuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualThujagenus
2Ancient Greekθυίαstinking juniper

via Finnish Thuya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishThuya—

Words derived from “tuija”

Every word from Ancient Greek θυία →Every word from Translingual Thuja →