Where does “nukkajäkkärä” come from?

nukkajäkkärä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nukka, from Swedish nock — ridge; notch.

nukkajäkkärä (Finnish): pearly everlasting

Definitions

  1. pearly everlasting

Ancestry of “nukkajäkkärä”, step by step

nukkajäkkärä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnukkanap, pile; pilling, pills; fuzz
2Swedishnockridge; notch

via Finnish jäkkärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäkkäräcudweed

Words derived from “nukkajäkkärä”

Every word from Swedish nock →Every word from Finnish nukka →