Where does “lumikki” come from?
lumikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish lumi, from Proto-Finnic lumi, from Proto-Uralic lome — snow.
lumikki (Finnish): bloodroot, "Sanguinaria canadensis"
Definitions
- bloodroot, "Sanguinaria canadensis"
Ancestry of “lumikki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lumi | snow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lumi | snow |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lome | snow |