Where does “rukkilill” come from?

rukkilill (Estonian) comes from Estonian rukis, from Proto-Finnic rugis, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.

rukkilill (Estonian): cornflower

Definitions

  1. cornflower

Ancestry of “rukkilill”, step by step

rukkilill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian rukis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrukisrye
2Proto-Finnicrugisrye
3Proto-Germanicrugizrye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye

via Estonian lill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlillflower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rugiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rugis →