Where does “lanttuperhonen” come from?
lanttuperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanttu, from Swedish planta, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
lanttuperhonen (Finnish): green-veined white
Ancestry of “lanttuperhonen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lanttu | rutabaga ; swede ; Swedish turnip , "Brassica... |
| 2 | Swedish | planta | a plant |
| 3 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |