Where does “tohvelikukka” come from?
tohvelikukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish tohveli, from Swedish toffel, from German pantoffel, from Middle High German pantoffel, from Middle French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta.
tohvelikukka (Finnish): slipperwort plant in the genus
Definitions
- slipperwort plant in the genus
Ancestry of “tohvelikukka”, step by step
tohvelikukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tohveli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tohveli | slipper |
| 2 | Swedish | toffel | slipper; a henpecked guy |
| 3 | German | pantoffel | slipper (indoor shoe) |
| 4 | Middle High German | pantoffel | — |
| 5 | Middle French | pantoufle | slipper |
| 6 | Italian | pantofola | slipper |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | patta | paw, foot |
| 8 | Frankish | patta | paw, sole of the foot |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | pat- | — |
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- | — |