Where does “myrkkykoiso” come from?

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

myrkkykoiso (Finnish): deadly nightshade

Definitions

  1. deadly nightshade

Ancestry of “myrkkykoiso”, step by step

myrkkykoiso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myrkky

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

via Finnish koiso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoisoany plant of the genus "Solanum", including...
2Japanese小磯—
Every word from Proto-Finnic merkkü →Every word from Proto-Finnic mürkkü →Every word from Finnish myrkky →