Where does “kiehkuraärviä” come from?
kiehkuraärviä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiehkura — lock, wreath, plume.
kiehkuraärviä (Finnish): whorl-leaf watermilfoil, whorled water-milfoil
Definitions
- whorl-leaf watermilfoil, whorled water-milfoil
Ancestry of “kiehkuraärviä”, step by step
kiehkuraärviä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiehkura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiehkura | lock, wreath, plume |
via Finnish ärviä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ärviä | watermilfoil, water milfoil freshwater plant of the genus: the genus Myriophyllum |