Where does “karvahorsma” come from?

karvahorsma (Finnish) comes from Finnish karva, from Proto-Finnic karva, from Proto-Finnic kawra.

karvahorsma (Finnish): great willowherb

Definitions

  1. great willowherb

Ancestry of “karvahorsma”, step by step

karvahorsma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—

via Finnish horsma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhorsmaOne of several plants of the genus "Epilobium";...
Every word from Proto-Finnic kawra →Every word from Proto-Finnic karva →Every word from Finnish karva →