Where does “viišnjäpuu” come from?

viišnjäpuu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian viišnjä, from Russian ви́шня, from Old Norse visna, from Proto-Indo-European weis-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

viišnjäpuu (Ingrian): cherry tree

Definitions

  1. cherry tree

Ancestry of “viišnjäpuu”, step by step

viišnjäpuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian viišnjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianviišnjächerry
2Russianви́шняsour cherry
3Old Norsevisnato dry up, wither
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweis-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Ingrian puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpuutree
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weis- →