Where does “kulosammal” come from?

kulosammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulo, from Proto-Finnic kulo, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂w-.

kulosammal (Finnish): redshank, Ceratodon purpureus species of moss

Definitions

  1. redshank, Ceratodon purpureus species of moss

Ancestry of “kulosammal”, step by step

kulosammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuloDry, dead grass from previous summer; wildfire
2Proto-Finnickulodry grass from previous year
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂w-—

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kulo →Every word from Finnish kulo →