Where does “kosmoskukka” come from?
kosmoskukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukka, from Latin Flōra, from Proto-Italic *Flōzā, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
kosmoskukka (Finnish): cosmos, a flower of the genus Cosmos
Definitions
- cosmos, a flower of the genus Cosmos
Ancestry of “kosmoskukka”, step by step
kosmoskukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 2 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Finnish kosmos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kosmos | A cosmos; The cosmos |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κόσμος | order; lawful order, government; mode, fashion |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θέσις | a setting, placement, arrangement; deposit;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |