Where does “malvikki” come from?

malvikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish malva, from Latin malva — mallow.

malvikki (Finnish): lavatera plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. lavatera plant of the genus

Ancestry of “malvikki”, step by step

malvikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish malva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmalvamallow
2Latinmalvamallow

via Finnish ikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikki—
Every word from Latin malva →Every word from Finnish malva →