Where does “brysselinkaali” come from?

brysselinkaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaali, from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

brysselinkaali (Finnish): Brussels sprout

Definitions

  1. Brussels sprout

Ancestry of “brysselinkaali”, step by step

brysselinkaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaalicabbage; Brassica, a plant genus in Brassicaceae;...
2Old Swedishkāl
3Old Norsekálcabbage, kale
4Old Englishcāwelcolewort
5Proto-West Germanic*kaulicabbage, colewort
6Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
7Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós

via Finnish Bryssel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishBrysselBrussels
2DutchBrusselBrussels
3Old Dutchbruoctrousers, pants, breeches; wetland, marsh
4Proto-Germanicbrōksrear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,...
5Proto-Germanicbrāks
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrāg-rump, hock, hindquarters
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulósEvery word from Ancient Greek καυλόςEvery word from Latin caulis