Where does “mäntüpetäje” come from?

mäntüpetäje (Votic) comes from Votic petäje, from Proto-Finnic petägä, from Proto-Uralic pečä — pine.

mäntüpetäje (Votic): (tall and straight) pine

Definitions

  1. (tall and straight) pine

Ancestry of “mäntüpetäje”, step by step

mäntüpetäje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic petäje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticpetäjepine
2Proto-Finnicpetägäpine
3Proto-Uralicpečäpine

via Proto-Finnic mäntü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmäntüpine
2Proto-Finnicmäntämixing utensil made of the top of a young pine
Every word from Proto-Uralic pečä →Every word from Proto-Finnic petägä →Every word from Votic petäje →