Where does “myrkkykeiso” come from?

myrkkykeiso (Finnish) comes from Finnish myrkky, from Proto-Finnic mürkkü, from Proto-Finnic merkkü.

myrkkykeiso (Finnish): cowbane, northern water hemlock

Definitions

  1. cowbane, northern water hemlock

Ancestry of “myrkkykeiso”, step by step

myrkkykeiso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myrkky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkkypoison; venom
2Proto-Finnicmürkküpoison
3Proto-Finnicmerkkü—

via Finnish keiso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeisocowbane, water hemlock, poison parsnip
Every word from Proto-Finnic merkkü →Every word from Proto-Finnic mürkkü →Every word from Finnish myrkky →