Where does “mukulapökkövehka” come from?
mukulapökkövehka (Finnish) comes from Finnish mukula, from Finnish mykky — lump, bump.
mukulapökkövehka (Finnish): konjac, Amorphophallus konjac foul-smelling plant grown in Asia
Definitions
- konjac, Amorphophallus konjac foul-smelling plant grown in Asia
Ancestry of “mukulapökkövehka”, step by step
mukulapökkövehka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mukula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mukula | tuber; tuberous, and other translations; lump |
| 2 | Finnish | mykky | lump, bump |
via Finnish pökkövehka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pökkövehka | amorphophallus plant of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | vehka | calla, "Calla palustris"; aroid |