Where does “sudenporkkana” come from?

sudenporkkana (Finnish) comes from Finnish susi, from Proto-Finnic suci, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

sudenporkkana (Finnish): any plant of the genus Ammi

Definitions

  1. any plant of the genus Ammi

Ancestry of “sudenporkkana”, step by step

sudenporkkana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish susi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsusigrey wolf; dud
2Proto-Finnicsuciwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Finnish porkkana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporkkanacarrot; Essive singular form of porkka
2Russianборканcarrot

Words derived from “sudenporkkana

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ