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Where does “rahkasammal” come from?

rahkasammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish sammal, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal.

rahkasammal (Finnish): sphagnum, peat moss

Definitions

  1. sphagnum, peat moss

Ancestry of “rahkasammal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—

Words derived from “rahkasammal”

  • rahkasammalinen
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal →