Where does “mesikämmekkä” come from?

mesikämmekkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kämmekkä, from Finnish kämmen, from Dutch kammen, from Dutch kam, from Middle Dutch kamp.

mesikämmekkä (Finnish): musk orchid

Definitions

  1. musk orchid

Ancestry of “mesikämmekkä”, step by step

mesikämmekkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish meši

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmešinectar sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds
Every word from Middle Dutch kamp
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