Where does “pohjanlumme” come from?

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

pohjanlumme (Finnish): Nymphaea alba subsp. candida

Definitions

  1. Nymphaea alba subsp. candida

Ancestry of “pohjanlumme”, step by step

pohjanlumme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohja

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

via Finnish lumme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlummewater lily
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →Every word from Finnish pohja →
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