Where does “sädekukka” come from?
sädekukka (Finnish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
sädekukka (Finnish): gaillardia
Definitions
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Ancestry of “sädekukka”, step by step
sädekukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 2 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Finnish Säde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Säde | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sadek | precipitation |
| 3 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 4 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 6 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |