Where does “poimulehti” come from?

poimulehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish poimu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

poimulehti (Finnish): lady's mantle plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. lady's mantle plant of the genus

Ancestry of “poimulehti”, step by step

poimulehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poimu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoimufold, warp, crease, wrinkle, ruga
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish poimu →