Where does “nuotiosammal” come from?

nuotiosammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish sammal, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal.

nuotiosammal (Finnish): bonfire moss

Definitions

  1. bonfire moss

Ancestry of “nuotiosammal”, step by step

nuotiosammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—

via Finnish nuotio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuotiocampfire, fire open fire, for example for cooking or heating
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal →Every word from Finnish sammal →