Where does “mäkitervakko” come from?

mäkitervakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish tervakko, from Finnish terva, from Proto-Finnic terva, from Proto-Indo-European dérw-o-m, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

mäkitervakko (Finnish): sticky catchfly

Definitions

  1. sticky catchfly

Ancestry of “mäkitervakko”, step by step

mäkitervakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tervakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtervakkoA plant of the genus Viscaria
2Finnishtervatar
3Proto-Finnictervatar
4Proto-Indo-Europeandérw-o-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Finnish Mäki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMäkiAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dérw-o-m →
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