Where does “vaarinkukka” come from?
vaarinkukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukka, from Latin Flōra, from Proto-Italic *Flōzā, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
vaarinkukka (Finnish): Scarborough lily, fire lily, George lily, Cyrtanthus elatus bulbous flowering plant which originates from the Cape Province of South Africa, popular as house plant
Definitions
- Scarborough lily, fire lily, George lily, Cyrtanthus elatus bulbous flowering plant which originates from the Cape Province of South Africa, popular as house plant
Ancestry of “vaarinkukka”, step by step
vaarinkukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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- | — |
via Finnish vaari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaari | grandpa, grandfather |
| 2 | Swedish | får | a sheep; a sheep, a follower; an idiot |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fār | sheep |
| 4 | Old Norse | fár | few; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |