Where does “hedelehti” come from?

hedelehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lehti, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti.

Ancestry of “hedelehti”, step by step

hedelehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti

via Finnish hede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhedestamen
2Finnishheitiä
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehtiEvery word from Finnish Lehti