Where does “leinikki” come from?

leinikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish -kki, from Proto-Finnic -kkei.

leinikki (Finnish): buttercup

Definitions

  1. buttercup

Ancestry of “leinikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-kkiCreates action nouns from verbs; Creates...
2Proto-Finnic-kkei—

Words derived from “leinikki”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -kkei →Every word from Finnish -kki →
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