Where does “jaffa-appelsiini” come from?

jaffa-appelsiini (Finnish) comes from Finnish appelsiini, from Swedish appelsin, from Dutch appelsine — Chinese apple; apple from China.

jaffa-appelsiini (Finnish): Jaffa orange variety of orange

Definitions

  1. Jaffa orange variety of orange

Ancestry of “jaffa-appelsiini”, step by step

jaffa-appelsiini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish appelsiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishappelsiiniorange
2Swedishappelsinorange
3DutchappelsineChinese apple; apple from China

via Finnish Jaffa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishJaffa—
Every word from Dutch appelsine →Every word from Swedish appelsin →Every word from Finnish appelsiini →