Where does “maariankämmekkä” come from?

maariankämmekkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Maaria, from Finnish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

maariankämmekkä (Finnish): heath spotted-orchid

Definitions

  1. heath spotted-orchid

Ancestry of “maariankämmekkä”, step by step

maariankämmekkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Maaria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMaariaA former municipality near Turku in SW Finland, now part of Turku
2FinnishMariaMary, mother of Jesus Christ
3LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
4Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
5Hebrewמִרְיָם
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via Finnish kämmekkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkämmekkäAny species within the plant family Orchidaceae;...
2Finnishkämmenpalm
3Dutchkammento comb; to use any other comb, even mechanically
4DutchkamA comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc; A ridge,...
5Middle Dutchkamp
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים