Where does “syysleimukukka” come from?
syysleimukukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish syysleimu, from Finnish syys-, from Finnish syys, from Proto-Finnic süksü, from Proto-Uralic sükśe, from French succès, from Middle French succes, from Latin successus.
Ancestry of “syysleimukukka”, step by step
syysleimukukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syysleimu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syysleimu | fall phlox |
| 2 | Finnish | syys- | autumn, fall; autumnal |
| 3 | Finnish | syys | autumn, fall; Abbreviation of syyskuu |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | süksü | autumn, fall |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | sükśe | autumn |
| 6 | French | succès | success; achievement |
| 7 | Middle French | succes | success |
| 8 | Latin | successus | course, flow (of time), approach |
| 9 | Latin | succēdere | — |
| 10 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Finnish kukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 2 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |