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Where does “pohjanhorsma” come from?

pohjanhorsma (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

pohjanhorsma (Finnish): Hornemann's willowherb

Definitions

  1. Hornemann's willowherb

Ancestry of “pohjanhorsma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
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