Where does “peltoemäkki” come from?

peltoemäkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

peltoemäkki (Finnish): common fumitory

Definitions

  1. common fumitory

Ancestry of “peltoemäkki”, step by step

peltoemäkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltofield
2Proto-Finnicpeltofield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Finnish emäkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishemäkkifumitory plant of the genus
2Finnishemämother; mother of an animal, dam; womb
3Proto-Finnicemämother
4Proto-Uralicemämother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →