Where does “līedpū” come from?

līedpū (Livonian) comes from Livonian pū, from Proto-Finnic puu, from Proto-Uralic puwe — tree, wood.

līedpū (Livonian): broadleaf tree, broad-leaved tree, deciduous tree

Definitions

  1. broadleaf tree, broad-leaved tree, deciduous tree

Ancestry of “līedpū”, step by step

līedpū traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian pū

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

via Livonian lē’ḑ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianlē’ḑ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic puwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic puu →Every word from Livonian pū →