Where does “emikäpy” come from?

emikäpy (Finnish) comes from Finnish emi, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

emikäpy (Finnish): megastrobilus

Definitions

  1. megastrobilus

Ancestry of “emikäpy”, step by step

emikäpy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish emi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishemipistil
2Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
3Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

via Finnish käpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäpyconifer's cone, strobilus
2Proto-Turkickäpä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j →Every word from Finnish -i →Every word from Finnish emi →