Where does “lehtoleinikki” come from?

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

lehtoleinikki (Finnish): "Ranunculus cassubicus"

Definitions

  1. "Ranunculus cassubicus"

Ancestry of “lehtoleinikki”, step by step

lehtoleinikki 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 leinikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleinikkibuttercup
2Finnish-kkiCreates action nouns from verbs; Creates...
3Proto-Finnic-kkei—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti →Every word from Finnish Lehti →Every word from Finnish lehto →