Where does “arabianjasmiini” come from?
arabianjasmiini (Finnish) comes from Finnish jasmiini, from Swedish jasmin, from French Jasmin, from Spanish jazmín, from Arabic يَاسَمِين, from Persian یاسمین, from Persian یاسمن, from Middle Persian yʾsmn' — jasmine.
arabianjasmiini (Finnish): Arabian jasmine, "Jasminum sambac"
Definitions
- Arabian jasmine, "Jasminum sambac"
Ancestry of “arabianjasmiini”, step by step
arabianjasmiini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jasmiini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jasmiini | jasmine |
| 2 | Swedish | jasmin | — |
| 3 | French | Jasmin | a rare masculine form of Jasmine |
| 4 | Spanish | jazmín | jasmine |
| 5 | Arabic | يَاسَمِين | — |
| 6 | Persian | یاسمین | — |
| 7 | Persian | یاسمن | jasmine flower |
| 8 | Middle Persian | yʾsmn' | jasmine |
via Finnish Arabia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Arabia | A former porcelain factory in Helsinki, once largest in Europe, now one of the brands of the Fiskars Group |
| 2 | Latin | Arabia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραβία | Arabia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |