Where does “metsäkurjenpolvi” come from?
metsäkurjenpolvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurjenpolvi, from Finnish polvi, from Proto-Finnic polvi, from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.
metsäkurjenpolvi (Finnish): wood cranesbill
Ancestry of “metsäkurjenpolvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kurjenpolvi | cranesbill, geranium |
| 2 | Finnish | polvi | knee; stifle; hitch |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | polvi | knee |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | polwe | knee |