Where does “lehtikarike” come from?

lehtikarike (Finnish) comes from Finnish karike, from Finnish ke, from Finnish kerä, from Finnish keralla, from Finnish kerralla — Adessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

lehtikarike (Finnish): leaf litter, leaf mulch

Definitions

  1. leaf litter, leaf mulch

Ancestry of “lehtikarike”, step by step

lehtikarike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarikelitter
2FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
3Finnishkeräball
4Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
5FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti
Every word from Finnish kerralla
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