Where does “kukkamaa” come from?

kukkamaa (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-.

kukkamaa (Finnish): flower bed, flower patch

Definitions

  1. flower bed, flower patch

Ancestry of “kukkamaa”, step by step

kukkamaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kukka

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

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →