Where does “mukulaleinikki” come from?

mukulaleinikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish leinikki, from Finnish -kki, from Proto-Finnic -kkei.

mukulaleinikki (Finnish): lesser celandine

Definitions

  1. lesser celandine

Ancestry of “mukulaleinikki”, step by step

mukulaleinikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leinikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleinikkibuttercup
2Finnish-kkiCreates action nouns from verbs; Creates...
3Proto-Finnic-kkei—

via Finnish mukula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmukulatuber; tuberous, and other translations; lump
2Finnishmykkylump, bump
Every word from Proto-Finnic -kkei →Every word from Finnish -kki →Every word from Finnish leinikki →
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