Where does “peltolemmikki” come from?

peltolemmikki (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.

peltolemmikki (Finnish): field forget-me-not

Definitions

  1. field forget-me-not

Ancestry of “peltolemmikki”, step by step

peltolemmikki 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 lemmikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlemmikkipet; forget-me-not
2Finnishlempiäto make love; Partitive plural form of lempi
3FinnishLempi(erotic) love
4Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
5Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth
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