Where does “verihierakka” come from?

verihierakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish hierakka, from Finnish hiera, from Finnish hieroa, from Proto-Finnic heerodak — to rub.

verihierakka (Finnish): Rumex sanguineus

Definitions

  1. Rumex sanguineus

Ancestry of “verihierakka”, step by step

verihierakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hierakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhierakkadock
2Finnishhieragrindstone
3Finnishhieroato rub; to massage
4Proto-Finnicheerodakto rub

via Finnish veri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveriblood
2Proto-Finnicveriblood
3Proto-Uralicwereblood
Every word from Proto-Finnic heerodak →Every word from Finnish hieroa →Every word from Finnish hiera →