Where does “kirjopillike” come from?

kirjopillike (Finnish) comes from Finnish pillike, from Finnish ke, from Finnish kerä, from Finnish keralla, from Finnish kerralla — Adessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

kirjopillike (Finnish): large-flowered hemp-nettle, "Galeopsis speciosa"

Definitions

  1. large-flowered hemp-nettle, "Galeopsis speciosa"

Ancestry of “kirjopillike”, step by step

kirjopillike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pillike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpillikehemp-nettle
2FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
3Finnishkeräball
4Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
5FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

via Finnish kirjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjospectrum; as a modifier in a compound term...
2Proto-Finnickirjoivariegated, mottled, spotted
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Finnish kerralla →Every word from Finnish keralla →Every word from Finnish kerä →