Where does “gruušapuu” come from?

gruušapuu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian puu, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

gruušapuu (Ingrian): pear tree

Definitions

  1. pear tree

Ancestry of “gruušapuu”, step by step

gruušapuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpuutree
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Ingrian gruuša

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriangruušapear
2Russianгру́шаpear (fruit or tree)
3Proto-Slavicgrušaground grain, gravel
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Ingrian puu →