Where does “torvijäkälä” come from?
torvijäkälä (Finnish) comes from Finnish torvi, from Proto-Finnic torvi, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
torvijäkälä (Finnish): cup lichen
Ancestry of “torvijäkälä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | torvi | horn; tube or pipe, especially one that widens in... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | torvi | horn; tube, pipe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |