Where does “härkylä” come from?

härkylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish harkki, from Proto-Finnic harkki.

härkylä (Finnish): A fern of the genus Polystichum

Definitions

  1. A fern of the genus Polystichum

Ancestry of “härkylä”, step by step

härkylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharkkitow distaff; Synonym of hara
2Proto-Finnicharkki—

via Finnish ula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishulaFM broadcast band
Every word from Proto-Finnic harkki →