Where does “hamppuvarpunen” come from?
hamppuvarpunen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hamppu, from Swedish hampa, from Old Norse hampr, from Proto-Germanic hanapiz — hemp.
Ancestry of “hamppuvarpunen”, step by step
hamppuvarpunen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hamppu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hamppu | hemp |
| 2 | Swedish | hampa | hemp |
| 3 | Old Norse | hampr | hemp |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hanapiz | hemp |
via Finnish varpunen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varpunen | sparrow; passerine, sparrow |