Where does “ihmeköynnös” come from?

ihmeköynnös (Finnish) comes from Finnish köynnös, from Finnish köysi, from Proto-Finnic keüci, from Proto-Uralic kewδe.

ihmeköynnös (Finnish): bougainvillea

Definitions

  1. bougainvillea

Ancestry of “ihmeköynnös”, step by step

ihmeköynnös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish köynnös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishköynnösA creeper, climber; A vine; A grapevine
2Finnishköysirope
3Proto-Finnickeücirope
4Proto-Uralickewδe—

via Finnish ihme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihmemiracle, wonder; strange, weird
2Proto-Finnicimehwonder, miracle
Every word from Proto-Uralic kewδe →Every word from Proto-Finnic keüci →Every word from Finnish köysi →