Where does “kukkatervehdys” come from?

kukkatervehdys (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-.

kukkatervehdys (Finnish): floral greeting; a flower delivery to greet, congratulate, express one's condolences, etc

Definitions

  1. floral greeting; a flower delivery to greet, congratulate, express one's condolences, etc

Ancestry of “kukkatervehdys”, step by step

kukkatervehdys 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 tervehdys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtervehdysgreeting
2Finnishtervehtiäto greet; to salute; to give the time of day, to...
3Finnishtervehealthy, sane; healthy, sound; sound, well
4Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
5Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →