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Where does “auringonkukka” come from?

auringonkukka (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-.

auringonkukka (Finnish): sunflower

Definitions

  1. sunflower

Ancestry of “auringonkukka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkaflower; cannabis; weed
2LatinFlōra—
3Proto-Italic*Flōzā—
4Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “auringonkukka”

  • auringonkukkaöljy
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