Where does “liekosammal” come from?

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

liekosammal (Finnish): any moss of the genus Rhytidiadelphus; the genus Rhytidiadelphus

Definitions

  1. any moss of the genus Rhytidiadelphus; the genus Rhytidiadelphus

Ancestry of “liekosammal”, step by step

liekosammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sammal

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

via Finnish lieko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishliekoAny plant in the family Lycopodiaceae, a club...
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