Where does “kämmekkäkasvi” come from?

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

kämmekkäkasvi (Finnish): a plant in the family Orchidaceae

Definitions

  1. a plant in the family Orchidaceae

Ancestry of “kämmekkäkasvi”, step by step

kämmekkäkasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kämmekkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkämmekkäAny species within the plant family Orchidaceae;...
2Finnishkämmenpalm
3Dutchkammento comb; to use any other comb, even mechanically
4DutchkamA comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc; A ridge,...
5Middle Dutchkamp—

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Middle Dutch kamp →