Where does “rahkasammalinen” come from?

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

rahkasammalinen (Finnish): sphagnous

Definitions

  1. sphagnous

Ancestry of “rahkasammalinen”, step by step

rahkasammalinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rahkasammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahkasammalsphagnum, peat moss
2Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal →Every word from Finnish sammal →Every word from Finnish rahkasammal →