Where does “valkokapokkio” come from?
valkokapokkio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapokkio, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.
valkokapokkio (Finnish): silk-cotton tree, "Bombax ceiba"
Definitions
- silk-cotton tree, "Bombax ceiba"
Ancestry of “valkokapokkio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kapokkio | Any tree of the genus "Bombax" |
| 2 | Finnish | -iö | Front vowel variant of -io |
| 3 | Spanish | -ijo | indicating a diminutive or despective quality |
| 4 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |