Where does “havusammal” come from?

havusammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish havu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *havu.

havusammal (Finnish): moss of the family Thuidiaceae

Definitions

  1. moss of the family Thuidiaceae

Ancestry of “havusammal”, step by step

havusammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish havu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhavufresh sprig or small branch of a coniferous tree;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*havu—

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *havu →Every word from Finnish havu →