Where does “korallimätäs” come from?

korallimätäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish koralli, from Swedish korall, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

korallimätäs (Finnish): coral bead plant, coral moss, English baby tears, Nertera granadensis ground cover plant with orange berries

Definitions

  1. coral bead plant, coral moss, English baby tears, Nertera granadensis ground cover plant with orange berries

Ancestry of “korallimätäs”, step by step

korallimätäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koralli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorallicoral
2Swedishkorallcoral, madrepore
3Latincoralliumcoral
4Ancient Greekκοράλλιονcoral
5Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Finnish mätäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmätäsA tussock; Second-person singular imperative...
2Proto-Finnicmät'ästussock
3Proto-Uralicmäktetussock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἅλς
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