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

Definitions

  1. aspen

Ancestry of “haav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichaapaaspen
2Proto-Germanicaspōaspen
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHosp-aspen, poplar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aspō →Every word from Proto-Finnic haapa →