Where does “eminorkko” come from?

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

eminorkko (Finnish): female catkin

Definitions

  1. female catkin

Ancestry of “eminorkko”, step by step

eminorkko 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 norkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnorkkocatkin
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j →Every word from Finnish -i →Every word from Finnish emi →