Where does “haav” come from?
haav (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic haapa, from Proto-Germanic aspō, from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- — aspen, poplar.
haav (Võro): aspen
Ancestry of “haav”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | haapa | aspen |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | aspō | aspen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hosp- | aspen, poplar |