Where does “rakkolevä” come from?
rakkolevä (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakko, from Proto-Finnic rakko — bladder; blister.
rakkolevä (Finnish): bladderwrack, "Fucus vesiculosus"
Definitions
- bladderwrack, "Fucus vesiculosus"
Ancestry of “rakkolevä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | rakko | bladder; blister; vesicle |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rakko | bladder; blister |