Where does “ylispuu” come from?

ylispuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ylinen, from Finnish ylä-, from Finnish alhaalla, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

ylispuu (Finnish): old-growth tree, dominant tree an old and tall tree in or near a forest that is left standing

Definitions

  1. old-growth tree, dominant tree an old and tall tree in or near a forest that is left standing

Ancestry of “ylispuu”, step by step

ylispuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ylinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylinenabove; attic
2Finnishylä-upper; superior, high, higher
3Finnishalhaalladown below, below; down (here/there)
4Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
5Proto-Finnicalalower; under
6Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →