Where does “appelsiini-iho” come from?

appelsiini-iho (Finnish) comes from Finnish appelsiini, from Swedish appelsin, from Dutch appelsine — Chinese apple; apple from China.

appelsiini-iho (Finnish): orange-peel skin, cellulite

Definitions

  1. orange-peel skin, cellulite

Ancestry of “appelsiini-iho”, step by step

appelsiini-iho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish appelsiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishappelsiiniorange
2Swedishappelsinorange
3DutchappelsineChinese apple; apple from China

via Finnish iho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihoskin of a human being; skin of a human being or...
2Proto-Finnicihoskin; body
Every word from Dutch appelsine →Every word from Swedish appelsin →Every word from Finnish appelsiini →