Where does “ketunlieko” come from?

ketunlieko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kettu, from Finnish kettää, from Finnish kesi, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.

ketunlieko (Finnish): A northern firmoss, "Huperzia selago" or...

Definitions

  1. A northern firmoss, "Huperzia selago" or...

Ancestry of “ketunlieko”, step by step

ketunlieko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kettu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkettured fox; fox; Euphemistic form of vittu
2Finnishkettää—
3FinnishkesiThe thin outer layer of skin; Third-person...
4Proto-Finnickeciouter skin
5Proto-Uralickeδ́e—

via Finnish lieko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishliekoAny plant in the family Lycopodiaceae, a club...
Every word from Proto-Uralic keδ́e →Every word from Proto-Finnic keci →Every word from Finnish kesi →