Where does “palleroporonjäkälä” come from?
palleroporonjäkälä (Finnish) comes from Finnish poronjäkälä, from Finnish poro, from Proto-Finno-Permic počaw, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
palleroporonjäkälä (Finnish): star reindeer lichen, Cladonia stellaris [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=clst60]
Definitions
- star reindeer lichen, Cladonia stellaris [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=clst60]
Ancestry of “palleroporonjäkälä”, step by step
palleroporonjäkälä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poronjäkälä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poronjäkälä | A lichen of the Cladina morphotype within the genus Cladonia, especially the reindeer lichen or reindeer moss |
| 2 | Finnish | poro | A semi-domesticated reindeer of the subspecies... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | počaw | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | páću | livestock, animal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |