Where does “valkolehdokki” come from?

valkolehdokki (Finnish) comes from Finnish lehdokki, from Finnish lehto, from Finnish Lehti, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti.

valkolehdokki (Finnish): lesser butterfly-orchid

Definitions

  1. lesser butterfly-orchid

Ancestry of “valkolehdokki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehdokkiany plant of the genus Platanthera
2Finnishlehtobroad deciduous woodland; grove
3FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti →Every word from Finnish Lehti →Every word from Finnish lehto →