Where does “neilikka” come from?

neilikka (Finnish) comes from Swedish nejlika, from Middle Low German negelken, from Old Saxon nagal, from Proto-West Germanic nagl, from Proto-Germanic naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

neilikka (Finnish): clove; carnation

Definitions

  1. clove; carnation

Ancestry of “neilikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnejlikacarnation
2Middle Low Germannegelken—
3Old Saxonnagalnail
4Proto-West Germanicnaglnail; nail or peg used for fastening
5Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

Words derived from “neilikka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →