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Where does “hopeahanhikki” come from?

hopeahanhikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanhikki, from Finnish hanhi, from Proto-Finnic hanhi, from Proto-Finnic šanši.

hopeahanhikki (Finnish): hoary cinquefoil, Potentilla argentea

Definitions

  1. hoary cinquefoil, Potentilla argentea

Ancestry of “hopeahanhikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhanhikkipotentilla
2Finnishhanhigoose
3Proto-Finnichanhigoose
4Proto-Finnicšanši—
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