Where does “kukkapenkki” come from?

kukkapenkki (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-.

kukkapenkki (Finnish): flowerbed

Definitions

  1. flowerbed

Ancestry of “kukkapenkki”, step by step

kukkapenkki 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 penkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpenkkibench; plant bed
2Old Swedishbænkerbench
3Old Norsebenkr—
4Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →