Where does “rönsyleinikki” come from?
rönsyleinikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish leinikki, from Finnish -kki, from Proto-Finnic -kkei.
rönsyleinikki (Finnish): creeping buttercup, Ranunculus repens
Definitions
- creeping buttercup, Ranunculus repens
Ancestry of “rönsyleinikki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | leinikki | buttercup |
| 2 | Finnish | -kki | Creates action nouns from verbs; Creates... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -kkei | — |