Where does “ruusukesammal” come from?

ruusukesammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruusuke, from Finnish ruusu, from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ruusukesammal (Finnish): any moss of the genus Rhodobryum; the genus Rhodobryum

Definitions

  1. any moss of the genus Rhodobryum; the genus Rhodobryum

Ancestry of “ruusukesammal”, step by step

ruusukesammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruusuke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruusukerosette
2Finnishruusurose; erysipelas
3SwedishRosmostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie
4Swedishrosapink; praise, commend
5Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
6Germanrosépale pink
7Middle High Germanrôserose
8Old High Germanrōsa
9LatinRosarose
10Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
11Old Persianwurdiflower
12Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
14Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
15Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-