Where does “luppojäkälä” come from?

luppojäkälä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäkälä, from Proto-Finnic jäkälä, from Proto-Finno-Permic jäkä-.

luppojäkälä (Finnish): horsehair lichen any slender and hair-like lichen of the genus

Definitions

  1. horsehair lichen any slender and hair-like lichen of the genus

Ancestry of “luppojäkälä”, step by step

luppojäkälä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jäkälä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäkälälichen
2Proto-Finnicjäkälälichen
3Proto-Finno-Permicjäkä-—

via Finnish luppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluppobeard-like lichen that typically grow on trees,...
2Proto-Finnicluppo—
3Proto-Finno-Permicluppa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jäkä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jäkälä →Every word from Finnish jäkälä →