Where does “maitohorsma” come from?

maitohorsma (Finnish) comes from Finnish maito, from Proto-Finnic maito, from Proto-Uralic majδ̕ɜ.

maitohorsma (Finnish): fireweed, rosebay willowherb

Definitions

  1. fireweed, rosebay willowherb

Ancestry of “maitohorsma”, step by step

maitohorsma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitomilk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2Proto-Finnicmaitomilk
3Proto-Uralicmajδ̕ɜ—

via Finnish horsma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhorsmaOne of several plants of the genus "Epilobium";...
Every word from Proto-Uralic majδ̕ɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic maito →Every word from Finnish maito →