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Where does “granaattiomena” come from?

granaattiomena (Finnish) comes from Finnish granaatti, from German Granat, from Latin grānātus, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

granaattiomena (Finnish): pomegranate; pomegranate, "Punica granatum"

Definitions

  1. pomegranate; pomegranate, "Punica granatum"

Ancestry of “granaattiomena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgranaattigarnet
2GermanGranatThe common shrimp, Crangon crangon; garnet
3Latingrānātus—
4Latingrānum—
5Proto-Italicgrānom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “granaattiomena”

  • granaattiomenasiirappi
  • granaattiomenapuu
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