Where does “granaattiomenapuu” come from?
granaattiomenapuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish granaattiomena, 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 — to grow old, to mature.
granaattiomenapuu (Finnish): pomegranate, pomegranate tree, "Punica granatum"
Definitions
- pomegranate, pomegranate tree, "Punica granatum"
Ancestry of “granaattiomenapuu”, step by step
granaattiomenapuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish granaattiomena
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | granaattiomena | pomegranate; pomegranate, "Punica granatum" |
| 2 | Finnish | granaatti | garnet |
| 3 | German | Granat | The common shrimp, Crangon crangon; garnet |
| 4 | Latin | grānātus | having many seeds or grains |
| 5 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |