Where does “cushaw-kurpitsa” come from?
cushaw-kurpitsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kurpitsa, from Swedish kurbits — gourd.
cushaw-kurpitsa (Finnish): cushaw, Japanese pie pumpkin, pipian, cushaw pumpkin, cushaw squash, winter crookneck squash, Cucurbita argyrosperma species of winter squash
Definitions
- cushaw, Japanese pie pumpkin, pipian, cushaw pumpkin, cushaw squash, winter crookneck squash, Cucurbita argyrosperma species of winter squash
Ancestry of “cushaw-kurpitsa”, step by step
cushaw-kurpitsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kurpitsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurpitsa | pumpkin, squash, gourd; Any of the plants in the... |
| 2 | Swedish | kurbits | gourd |
via English cushaw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cushaw | Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita... |