Where does “laakasammal” come from?

laakasammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish laaka, from Proto-Finnic laaka, from Proto-Norse lāgaʀ.

laakasammal (Finnish): any moss of the genus Plagiothecium

Definitions

  1. any moss of the genus Plagiothecium

Ancestry of “laakasammal”, step by step

laakasammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaakahorizontal, flat; horizontal hit, line drive
2Proto-Finniclaakalow
3Proto-Norselāgaʀ—

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—
Every word from Proto-Norse lāgaʀ →Every word from Proto-Finnic laaka →Every word from Finnish laaka →