Where does “käärmekaktus” come from?

käärmekaktus (Finnish) comes from Finnish käärme, from Proto-Finnic kärmeh, from Proto-Finnic kärmeš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

käärmekaktus (Finnish): rattail cactus

Definitions

  1. rattail cactus

Ancestry of “käärmekaktus”, step by step

käärmekaktus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käärme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäärmesnake
2Proto-Finnickärmehsnake
3Proto-Finnickärmeš—
4Proto-Balto-Slavickr̥misworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

via Finnish kaktus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaktuscactus
2Latincactusthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"
3Ancient Greekκάκτοςthe cardoon, "Cynara cardunculus"; the artichoke...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärmeš →