Where does “pöllykukka” come from?

pöllykukka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian kukka, from Proto-Finnic kukka — flower.

pöllykukka (Ingrian): seedhead of a dandelion

Definitions

  1. seedhead of a dandelion

Ancestry of “pöllykukka”, step by step

pöllykukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankukkaflower; nobody, no-one
2Proto-Finnickukkaflower

via Finnish pölly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpöllyAlternative form of pöly
Every word from Proto-Finnic kukka →Every word from Ingrian kukka →