Where does “japaninyrttiputki” come from?
japaninyrttiputki (Finnish) comes from Finnish yrtti, from Old Swedish yrt, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.
japaninyrttiputki (Finnish): mitsuba, Cryptotaenia japonica East Asian herb grown, especially in Japan, for its flavorful leaves
Definitions
- mitsuba, Cryptotaenia japonica East Asian herb grown, especially in Japan, for its flavorful leaves
Ancestry of “japaninyrttiputki”, step by step
japaninyrttiputki traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yrtti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yrtti | herb |
| 2 | Old Swedish | yrt | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | urt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurt- | oblique stem of *wrōts |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrōts | root |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wréh₂ds | root |