Where does “kiiltomalva” come from?

kiiltomalva (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiilto, from Finnish -ö — Front vowel variant of -o.

kiiltomalva (Finnish): common mallow

Definitions

  1. common mallow

Ancestry of “kiiltomalva”, step by step

kiiltomalva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiilto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiiltoglint, gleam, shine; lustre
2Finnish-öFront vowel variant of -o

via Finnish malva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmalvamallow
2Latinmalvamallow
Every word from Finnish -ö →Every word from Finnish kiilto →