Where does “lehtokuusama” come from?

lehtokuusama (Finnish) comes from Finnish lehto, from Finnish Lehti, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti.

lehtokuusama (Finnish): fly honeysuckle

Definitions

  1. fly honeysuckle

Ancestry of “lehtokuusama”, step by step

lehtokuusama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehtobroad deciduous woodland; grove
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—

via Finnish kuusama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusamahoneysuckle; the family Caprifoliaceae
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickusa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti →Every word from Finnish Lehti →Every word from Finnish lehto →