Where does “tuliunikko” come from?

tuliunikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish unikko, from Finnish uni, from Proto-Finnic uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic une.

tuliunikko (Finnish): California poppy, Eschscholzia californica

Definitions

  1. California poppy, Eschscholzia californica

Ancestry of “tuliunikko”, step by step

tuliunikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish unikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishunikkopoppy
2Finnishunidream; sleep
3Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
4Proto-Finno-Permicune—

via Finnish tuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtulifire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tuli—
3Proto-Uralictulefire
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic une →Every word from Proto-Finnic uni →Every word from Finnish uni →