Where does “suikerosammal” come from?
suikerosammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish suikero, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
suikerosammal (Finnish): feather-moss
Ancestry of “suikerosammal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | suikero | long, curved thing |
| 2 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |