Where does “hiussaniainen” come from?
hiussaniainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish saniainen, from Finnish sana, from Finnish luokka, from Finnish luokki, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.
hiussaniainen (Finnish): Southern maidenhair fern, black maidenhair fern,...
Definitions
- Southern maidenhair fern, black maidenhair fern,...
Ancestry of “hiussaniainen”, step by step
hiussaniainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saniainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saniainen | fern |
| 2 | Finnish | sana | word; Word, Scripture; lesson |
| 3 | Finnish | luokka | class; class, social class; grade |
| 4 | Finnish | luokki | shaft bow |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | lǫkъ | bow |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *lankás | bow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lenk- | to bend |
via Finnish hius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hius | a single hair, strand of hair |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hibus | hair on the head; hair, strand of hair |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hiwją | appearance, blee; form, shape; mold, mildew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |