Where does “saksankuusi” come from?

saksankuusi (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian Saksa, from Finnish Saksa, from Old High German Sahso, from Proto-West Germanic sahsō, from Proto-Germanic sahsô.

saksankuusi (Ingrian): larch

Definitions

  1. larch

Ancestry of “saksankuusi”, step by step

saksankuusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian Saksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IngrianSaksalord, mister
2FinnishSaksaGermany; German
3Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
4Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
5Proto-Germanicsahsô

via Ingrian kuusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankuusispruce
Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sahsōEvery word from Old High German Sahso