Where does “hääkimppu” come from?

hääkimppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kimppu, from Proto-Finnic kimppu — bundle, bunch.

hääkimppu (Finnish): wedding bouquet

Definitions

  1. wedding bouquet

Ancestry of “hääkimppu”, step by step

hääkimppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kimppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkimppubunch, bundle, cluster
2Proto-Finnickimppubundle, bunch

via Finnish häät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhäätWedding; As a former part of compound signifies...
2Middle Low Germanhægefeast, banquet
Every word from Proto-Finnic kimppu →Every word from Finnish kimppu →