Where does “nurmilaukka” come from?

nurmilaukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish laukka, from Proto-Finnic laukka, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

nurmilaukka (Finnish): field garlic, Allium oleraceum

Definitions

  1. field garlic, Allium oleraceum

Ancestry of “nurmilaukka”, step by step

nurmilaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaukkacanter; gallop; onion
2Proto-Finniclaukkaonion
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Finnish nurmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnurmilawn, grass
2Proto-Finnicnurmifield, meadow
3Proto-Finno-Ugricńurme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laukka →