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

  1. creeping buttercup, Ranunculus repens

Ancestry of “rönsyleinikki”, step by step

rönsyleinikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leinikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleinikkibuttercup
2Finnish-kkiCreates action nouns from verbs; Creates...
3Proto-Finnic-kkei—

via Finnish rönsy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrönsyrunner, stolon; offshoot
Every word from Proto-Finnic -kkei →Every word from Finnish -kki →Every word from Finnish leinikki →