Where does “seinäkukkanen” come from?
seinäkukkanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukkanen, 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-.
seinäkukkanen (Finnish): wallflower
Ancestry of “seinäkukkanen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kukkanen | flower |
| 2 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 3 | Latin | Flōra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |