Where does “huopasammal” come from?

huopasammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish sammal, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal.

huopasammal (Finnish): any moss of the genus Aulacomnium; the genus Aulacomnium

Definitions

  1. any moss of the genus Aulacomnium; the genus Aulacomnium

Ancestry of “huopasammal”, step by step

huopasammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—

via Finnish huopa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuopafelt
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal →Every word from Finnish sammal →