Where does “hasselpähkinä” come from?

hasselpähkinä (Finnish) comes from Swedish hasselnöt, from Swedish hassel, from Old Swedish hæsli, from Old Norse hesli, from Proto-Germanic *hasliją, from Proto-Germanic *haslaz, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.

hasselpähkinä (Finnish): hazelnut

Definitions

  1. hazelnut

Ancestry of “hasselpähkinä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhasselnöta hazelnut
2Swedishhasselhazel
3Old Swedishhæsli
4Old Norseheslihazel-wood; hazel-tree
5Proto-Germanic*hasliją
6Proto-Germanic*haslazhazel
7Proto-Celtickosloshazel
8Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel

Words derived from “hasselpähkinä

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselosEvery word from Proto-Celtic koslosEvery word from Proto-Germanic *haslaz