Where does “amurinkorkkipuu” come from?
amurinkorkkipuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkkipuu, from Finnish korkki, from Swedish kork, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex.
amurinkorkkipuu (Finnish): Amur cork tree, Phellodendron amurense
Definitions
- Amur cork tree, Phellodendron amurense
Ancestry of “amurinkorkkipuu”, step by step
amurinkorkkipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korkkipuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korkkipuu | cork tree |
| 2 | Finnish | korkki | cork; cap, top, lip |
| 3 | Swedish | kork | cork; bark from the cork oak; cork; bottle... |
| 4 | German | Kork | cork |
| 5 | Dutch | kurk | cork |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | curc | cork |
| 7 | Spanish | corcho | cork |
| 8 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |