Where does “sammallus” come from?

sammallus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sammaltaa, from Finnish sammal, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal.

sammallus (Finnish): slurring speaking in an unclear manner

Definitions

  1. slurring speaking in an unclear manner

Ancestry of “sammallus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammaltaato slur speak unclearly; articulate poorly
2Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal →Every word from Finnish sammal →Every word from Finnish sammaltaa →