Where does “kilpijäkälä” come from?

kilpijäkälä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpi, from Proto-Finnic kilpi, from Proto-Germanic hlībō — shelter, covering.

kilpijäkälä (Finnish): stippleback lichen lichen of the genus

Definitions

  1. stippleback lichen lichen of the genus

Ancestry of “kilpijäkälä”, step by step

kilpijäkälä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpishield, protective armor; shield with route...
2Proto-Finnickilpishield
3Proto-Germanichlībōshelter, covering

via Finnish jäkälä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäkälälichen
2Proto-Finnicjäkälälichen
3Proto-Finno-Permicjäkä-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlībō →Every word from Proto-Finnic kilpi →Every word from Finnish kilpi →