Where does “lehväsammal” come from?

lehväsammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish sammal, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal.

lehväsammal (Finnish): any moss of the family Mniaceae; the family Mniaceae

Definitions

  1. any moss of the family Mniaceae; the family Mniaceae

Ancestry of “lehväsammal”, step by step

lehväsammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—

via Finnish lehvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehväspray, sprig small shoot or branch, together with its leaves
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal →Every word from Finnish sammal →
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