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Where does “ansaripetopunkki” come from?

ansaripetopunkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish ansari, from Russian оранжерея, from French orangerie, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ.

ansaripetopunkki (Finnish): A predatory mite, "Phytoseiulus persimilis"

Definitions

  1. A predatory mite, "Phytoseiulus persimilis"

Ancestry of “ansaripetopunkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishansarigreenhouse
2Russianоранжерея—
3Frenchorangerieorangery
4FrenchOrangeOrange
5Spanishnaranjaorange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish...
6Old Spanishnaranja—
7Arabicنَارَنْجbitter orange
8Persianنارنگbitter orange
9Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
10Dravidiandra—
11Proto-Dravidian*cīntu—
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