Where does “sammalturve” come from?

sammalturve (Finnish) comes from Finnish turve, from Proto-Finnic turbeh, from Hungarian türbe, from Ottoman Turkish تربه, from Arabic تُرْبَة.

sammalturve (Finnish): moss peat, moss turf

Definitions

  1. moss peat, moss turf

Ancestry of “sammalturve”, step by step

sammalturve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish turve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturvepeat, turf
2Proto-Finnicturbehturf, peat
3Hungariantürbeturbe
4Ottoman Turkishتربهtomb, mausoleum
5Arabicتُرْبَة—

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—
Every word from Arabic تُرْبَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تربه →Every word from Hungarian türbe →