Where does “tunturilieko” come from?

tunturilieko (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunturi, from Proto-Samic tuontër — fell.

tunturilieko (Finnish): An alpine clubmoss, Diphasiastrum alpinum or...

Definitions

  1. An alpine clubmoss, Diphasiastrum alpinum or...

Ancestry of “tunturilieko”, step by step

tunturilieko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtunturiA fell
2Proto-Samictuontërfell

via Finnish lieko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishliekoAny plant in the family Lycopodiaceae, a club...
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