Where does “valkopyökki” come from?

valkopyökki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyökki, from Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

valkopyökki (Finnish): hornbeam plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. hornbeam plant of the genus

Ancestry of “valkopyökki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyökkibeech
2Old Swedishbōkbook
3Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
4Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōks →Every word from Old Norse bók →