Where does “ahdekaunokki” come from?

ahdekaunokki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaunokki, from Finnish kauno, from Finnish kaunis, from Proto-Finnic kaunis, from Proto-Germanic skauniz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- — quick, dashing, beautiful.

ahdekaunokki (Finnish): brown knapweed, brownray knapweed, Centaurea jacea herbaceous perennial plant native to dry meadows and open woodland throughout Europe

Definitions

  1. brown knapweed, brownray knapweed, Centaurea jacea herbaceous perennial plant native to dry meadows and open woodland throughout Europe

Ancestry of “ahdekaunokki”, step by step

ahdekaunokki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaunokki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaunokkistarthistle
2FinnishkaunoSynonym of nuorukainen; Synonym of neitonen;...
3Finnishkaunisbeautiful
4Proto-Finnickaunisbeautiful
5Proto-Germanicskaunizbeautiful, shining
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱoun-quick, dashing, beautiful

via Finnish ahde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahdehillside, bank, embankment
2Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
3Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
4Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skauniz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaunis →