Where does “isohirvenjäkälä” come from?
isohirvenjäkälä (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.
isohirvenjäkälä (Finnish): Iceland moss
Definitions
- Iceland moss
Ancestry of “isohirvenjäkälä”, step by step
isohirvenjäkälä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish iso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iso | big; large; great |
| 2 | Finnish | isä | father; Father |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | icä | father |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ićä | father |
via Finnish hirvenjäkälä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hirvenjäkälä | any lichen of the genus Cetraria |
| 2 | Finnish | hirvi | elk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hirvi | elk, moose |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | širwe | — |