Where does “haarikko” come from?

haarikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish haara, from Proto-Finnic haara — branch.

haarikko (Finnish): pearlwort any of several flowering plants of the genus

Definitions

  1. pearlwort any of several flowering plants of the genus

Ancestry of “haarikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaarabranch; fork, bifurcation; offshoot
2Proto-Finnichaarabranch
Every word from Proto-Finnic haara →Every word from Finnish haara →