Where does “neidonkenkä” come from?
neidonkenkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenkä, from Proto-Finnic kenkä — shoe.
neidonkenkä (Finnish): calypso orchid, Calypso bulbosa
Definitions
- calypso orchid, Calypso bulbosa
Ancestry of “neidonkenkä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kenkä | shoe; boot; boot; in the idiomatic expression... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kenkä | shoe |