Where does “lemmikkikasvi” come from?

lemmikkikasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lemmikki, from Finnish lempiä, from Finnish Lempi, from Finnish lempi, from Proto-Finnic lempi — ? flame,? spark,? warmth.

lemmikkikasvi (Finnish): any plant in the family Boraginaceae

Definitions

  1. any plant in the family Boraginaceae

Ancestry of “lemmikkikasvi”, step by step

lemmikkikasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lemmikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlemmikkipet; forget-me-not
2Finnishlempiäto make love; Partitive plural form of lempi
3FinnishLempi(erotic) love
4Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
5Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic lempi →Every word from Finnish lempi →Every word from Finnish Lempi →