Where does “tataarikohokki” come from?

tataarikohokki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohokki, from Finnish -kki, from Proto-Finnic -kkei.

tataarikohokki (Finnish): Tartarian catchfly

Definitions

  1. Tartarian catchfly

Ancestry of “tataarikohokki”, step by step

tataarikohokki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kohokki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohokkiany plant of the genus Silene
2Finnish-kkiCreates action nouns from verbs; Creates...
3Proto-Finnic-kkei—

via Finnish tataari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtataariTatar person
2Russianтатарgenitive/accusative plural of тата́рин
Every word from Proto-Finnic -kkei →Every word from Finnish -kki →Every word from Finnish kohokki →