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Where does “unikko” come from?

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

unikko (Finnish): poppy

Definitions

  1. poppy

Ancestry of “unikko”, step by step

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

Words derived from “unikko”

  • unikonsiemen
  • silkkiunikko
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