Where does “rantakukkakirppa” come from?
rantakukkakirppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish rantakukka, from Finnish kukka, from Latin Flōra, from Proto-Italic *Flōzā, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
rantakukkakirppa (Finnish): loosestrife flea beetle, Lythraria salicariae
Definitions
- loosestrife flea beetle, Lythraria salicariae
Ancestry of “rantakukkakirppa”, step by step
rantakukkakirppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rantakukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rantakukka | purple loosestrife, "Lythrum salicaria"; a plant... |
| 2 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 3 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |