Where does “kukkaiskieli” come from?

kukkaiskieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukkainen, 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-.

kukkaiskieli (Finnish): language of flowers, floriography; extravagant or...

Definitions

  1. language of flowers, floriography; extravagant or...

Ancestry of “kukkaiskieli”, step by step

kukkaiskieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kukkainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkainenflowery
2Finnishkukkaflower; cannabis; weed
3LatinFlōraFlora, the goddess of flowers
4Proto-Italic*Flōzāan Italic flower goddess, Flora
5Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →