Where does “aurankukka” come from?
aurankukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukka, from Latin Flōra, from Proto-Italic *Flōzā, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
aurankukka (Finnish): corncockle flowering plant of the genus
Definitions
- corncockle flowering plant of the genus
Ancestry of “aurankukka”, step by step
aurankukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 2 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Finnish Aura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Aura | plough, plow agricultural tool |
| 2 | Finnish | Aurora | Aurora |
| 3 | Latin | aurōra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | auzōs | dawn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwsōs | dawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éws-os-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |