Where does “seinäsammal” come from?

seinäsammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish seinä, from Proto-Finnic saina — wall.

seinäsammal (Finnish): feathermoss, "Pleurozium schreberi"

Definitions

  1. feathermoss, "Pleurozium schreberi"

Ancestry of “seinäsammal”, step by step

seinäsammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—

Words derived from “seinäsammal”

Every word from Proto-Finnic saina →Every word from Finnish seinä →