Where does “pyökinrousku” come from?
pyökinrousku (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyökki, from Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
pyökinrousku (Finnish): beech milk-cap, Lactarius blennius
Definitions
- beech milk-cap, Lactarius blennius
Ancestry of “pyökinrousku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pyökki | beech |
| 2 | Old Swedish | bōk | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | bók | beech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |