Where does “ojaleinikki” come from?

ojaleinikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish oja, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.

ojaleinikki (Finnish): lesser spearwort, Ranunculus flammula

Definitions

  1. lesser spearwort, Ranunculus flammula

Ancestry of “ojaleinikki”, step by step

ojaleinikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—

via Finnish leinikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleinikkibuttercup
2Finnish-kkiCreates action nouns from verbs; Creates...
3Proto-Finnic-kkei—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos →Every word from Proto-Slavic oje →Every word from Finnish oja →