Where does “hentokorte” come from?
hentokorte (Finnish) comes from Finnish hento, from Proto-Finnic hento.
hentokorte (Finnish): dwarf horsetail
Ancestry of “hentokorte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hento | delicate, fragile |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hento | — |