Where does “varstasammal” come from?

varstasammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish sammal, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal.

varstasammal (Finnish): any moss of the genus Pohlia; the genus Pohlia

Definitions

  1. any moss of the genus Pohlia; the genus Pohlia

Ancestry of “varstasammal”, step by step

varstasammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—

via Finnish varsta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarstaflail agricultural tool
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sammal →Every word from Finnish sammal →