Where does “napapuu” come from?

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

napapuu (Ingrian): tension screw on the spinning wheel

Definitions

  1. tension screw on the spinning wheel

Ancestry of “napapuu”, step by step

napapuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian puu

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

via Ingrian napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannapanavel
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Ingrian puu →
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