Where does “konnanlieko” come from?

konnanlieko (Finnish) comes from Finnish konna, from Proto-Finnic konna — frog.

konnanlieko (Finnish): marsh club moss, bog club moss, "Lycopodiella...

Definitions

  1. marsh club moss, bog club moss, "Lycopodiella...

Ancestry of “konnanlieko”, step by step

konnanlieko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish konna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonnatoad; crook
2Proto-Finnickonnafrog

via Finnish lieko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishliekoAny plant in the family Lycopodiaceae, a club...
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