Where does “rikkaheinä” come from?

rikkaheinä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian rikka, from Swedish dricks — tip; A small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.

rikkaheinä (Ingrian): weed

Definitions

  1. weed

Ancestry of “rikkaheinä”, step by step

rikkaheinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian rikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrikkalitter, rubbish
2Swedishdrickstip; A small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation

via Ingrian heinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianheinähay
Every word from Swedish dricks →Every word from Ingrian rikka →