Where does “käännöskukkanen” come from?
käännöskukkanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukkanen, from Finnish kukka, from Latin Flōra, from Proto-Italic *Flōzā, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
käännöskukkanen (Finnish): an ambiguous or bad translation that is humorous
Definitions
- an ambiguous or bad translation that is humorous
Ancestry of “käännöskukkanen”, step by step
käännöskukkanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kukkanen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukkanen | flower |
| 2 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 3 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |