Where does “laukkaheinä” come from?

laukkaheinä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian laukka, from Proto-Finnic laukka, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

laukkaheinä (Ingrian): chive

Definitions

  1. chive

Ancestry of “laukkaheinä”, step by step

laukkaheinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian laukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlaukkaonion
2Proto-Finniclaukkaonion
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Ingrian heinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianheinähay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laukka →