Where does “kämmekkä” come from?

kämmekkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kämmen, from Dutch kammen, from Dutch kam, from Middle Dutch kamp.

kämmekkä (Finnish): Any species within the plant family Orchidaceae;...

Definitions

  1. Any species within the plant family Orchidaceae;...

Ancestry of “kämmekkä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkämmenpalm
2Dutchkammento comb; to use any other comb, even mechanically
3DutchkamA comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc; A ridge,...
4Middle Dutchkamp—

Words derived from “kämmekkä”

Every word from Middle Dutch kamp →Every word from Dutch kam →Every word from Dutch kammen →