Where does “kärkisolukko” come from?

kärkisolukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish solukko, from Finnish solu, from Finnish sola, from Swedish svala, from Old Norse svala, from Old Norse svalr, from Proto-Germanic swalaz, from Proto-Germanic swelaną — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

kärkisolukko (Finnish): apical tissue tissue at the growing tip of the plant or its roots

Definitions

  1. apical tissue tissue at the growing tip of the plant or its roots

Ancestry of “kärkisolukko”, step by step

kärkisolukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish solukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolukkotissue
2Finnishsolucell; Short for soluasunto; Indicative present...
3Finnishsolapass, mountain pass; alley or lane, gap
4Swedishsvalaswallow
5Old Norsesvalaa swallow; to chill, cool; strong feminine...
6Old Norsesvalrcool, cold
7Proto-Germanicswalazcold
8Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-