Where does “karstasammal” come from?

karstasammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish sammal, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal.

karstasammal (Finnish): rock moss

Definitions

  1. rock moss

Ancestry of “karstasammal”, step by step

karstasammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—

via Finnish karsta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarstasoot; card
2Proto-Slavickorstascab
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal →Every word from Finnish sammal →