Where does “omenasammal” come from?

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

omenasammal (Finnish): apple moss, "Bartramia pomiformis"

Definitions

  1. apple moss, "Bartramia pomiformis"

Ancestry of “omenasammal”, step by step

omenasammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sammal

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

via Finnish omena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomenaapple
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal →Every word from Finnish sammal →