Where does “helokki” come from?

helokki (Finnish) comes from Finnish helo, from Finnish heleä, from Proto-Finnic heledä — bright.

helokki (Finnish): evening primrose, suncup, sundrop

Definitions

  1. evening primrose, suncup, sundrop

Ancestry of “helokki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheloshine
2Finnishheleäbright, clear, vivid
3Proto-Finnicheledäbright

Words derived from “helokki”

Every word from Proto-Finnic heledä →Every word from Finnish heleä →Every word from Finnish helo →