Where does “arovuokko” come from?
arovuokko (Finnish) comes from Finnish Vuokko, from Finnish vuohi, from Proto-Finnic voohi, from Latvian āzis, from Proto-Baltic āž-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.
arovuokko (Finnish): A snowdrop windflower. Sometimes also called wood...
Definitions
- A snowdrop windflower. Sometimes also called wood...
Ancestry of “arovuokko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Vuokko | — |
| 2 | Finnish | vuohi | goat |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | voohi | goat |
| 4 | Latvian | āzis | male goat, billy goat, buck |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | āž- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyǵ- | goat; oak |