Where does “karstasammal” come from?
karstasammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish sammal, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal.
karstasammal (Finnish): rock moss
Ancestry of “karstasammal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sammal | bryophyte; moss |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *sammal | — |