Where does “talvikkipaju” come from?

talvikkipaju (Finnish) comes from Finnish talvikki, from Finnish talvi, from Proto-Finnic talvi, from Proto-Uralic tälwä — winter.

talvikkipaju (Finnish): Salix pyrolifolia

Definitions

  1. Salix pyrolifolia

Ancestry of “talvikkipaju”, step by step

talvikkipaju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talvikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalvikkiwintergreen
2Finnishtalviwinter
3Proto-Finnictalviwinter
4Proto-Uralictälwäwinter

via Finnish paju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpajuwillow
2Proto-Finnicpajuwillow
3Proto-Uralicpajiwwillow
Every word from Proto-Uralic tälwä →Every word from Proto-Finnic talvi →Every word from Finnish talvi →