Where does “leskenlehti” come from?

leskenlehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish leski, from Proto-Finno-Ugric leski.

leskenlehti (Finnish): coltsfoot, "Tussilago farfara"

Definitions

  1. coltsfoot, "Tussilago farfara"

Ancestry of “leskenlehti”, step by step

leskenlehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleskiwidow female, widower male
2Proto-Finno-Ugricleski—

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric leski →Every word from Finnish leski →