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Where does “käärmeenmarja” come from?

käärmeenmarja (Finnish) comes from Finnish Marja, from Finnish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

käärmeenmarja (Finnish): herb Paris, "Paris quadrifolia"

Definitions

  1. herb Paris, "Paris quadrifolia"

Ancestry of “käärmeenmarja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMarja—
2FinnishMariaMary, mother of Jesus Christ
3LatinMarīa—
4Ancient GreekΜαρία—
5Hebrewמִרְיָם—
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →