Where does “mesivadelma” come from?
mesivadelma (Finnish) comes from Finnish vadelma, from Finnish -lma, from Finnish -ella, from Proto-Finnic -eldak, from Proto-Uralic -le-.
mesivadelma (Finnish): nectar raspberry; Rubus × binatus
Definitions
- nectar raspberry; Rubus × binatus
Ancestry of “mesivadelma”, step by step
mesivadelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vadelma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vadelma | raspberry, "Rubus idaeus" |
| 2 | Finnish | -lma | Forms nouns, mostly from verbs |
| 3 | Finnish | -ella | Forms . The resulting verb often describes a more... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -eldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -le- | — |
via Finnish meši
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meši | nectar sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds |