Where does “kukkavihko” come from?

kukkavihko (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-.

kukkavihko (Finnish): flower bouquet, a bouquet of flowers, especially one meant for decoration

Definitions

  1. flower bouquet, a bouquet of flowers, especially one meant for decoration

Ancestry of “kukkavihko”, step by step

kukkavihko 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 vihko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihkonotebook; block; bundle, bunch
2Proto-Finnicvihkobundle
3Proto-Germanicwiskōbundle of hay, wisp
4Proto-Germanicwiskazbundle of hay/straw, wisp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →