Where does “samettikukka” come from?
samettikukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish sametti, from Swedish sammet, from Middle Low German sammet, from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks — six.
samettikukka (Finnish): marigold
Definitions
- marigold
Ancestry of “samettikukka”, step by step
samettikukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sametti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sametti | velvet |
| 2 | Swedish | sammet | velvet |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sammet | — |
| 4 | Old French | samit | samite |
| 5 | Latin | samitum | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἑξάμιτον | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἕξ | six |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hwéks | cardinal... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
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- | — |