Where does “veräjäpuu” come from?

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

veräjäpuu (Finnish): a wooden pole or log used to close a gate or wicket

Definitions

  1. a wooden pole or log used to close a gate or wicket

Ancestry of “veräjäpuu”, step by step

veräjäpuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puu

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

via Finnish veräjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveräjägate, wicket; gate
2Old East Slavicверѣꙗ—
3Proto-Slavicverějabar, latch
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Finnish puu →