Where does “karvejäkälä” come from?

karvejäkälä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäkälä, from Proto-Finnic jäkälä, from Proto-Finno-Permic jäkä-.

Ancestry of “karvejäkälä”, step by step

karvejäkälä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jäkälä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäkälälichen
2Proto-Finnicjäkälälichen
3Proto-Finno-Permicjäkä-—

via Finnish karve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkarveAny lichen of the family Parmeliaceae; parmeliaceous lichen
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jäkä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jäkälä →Every word from Finnish jäkälä →