Where does “lierosammal” come from?

lierosammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish liero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

lierosammal (Finnish): any moss of the genus Scorpidium; the genus Scorpidium

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “lierosammal”, step by step

lierosammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlieroearthworm; jackal, skunk
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →