Where does “palsamikukka” come from?
palsamikukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukka, from Latin Flōra, from Proto-Italic *Flōzā, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
palsamikukka (Finnish): Synonym of palsami
Definitions
- Synonym of palsami
Ancestry of “palsamikukka”, step by step
palsamikukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 2 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Finnish palsami
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palsami | balsam, balm; impatiens, touch-me-not, snapweed,... |
| 2 | Swedish | balsam | balsam sweet-smelling oil |
| 3 | Latin | balsamum | balsam (substance or tree); balm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάλσαμον | Arabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil... |
| 5 | Hebrew | בושם | perfume |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *buśm- | — |