Where does “kähäräendiivi” come from?

kähäräendiivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish endiivi, from Swedish endivia, from Medieval Latin endivia, from Late Latin intibus, from Byzantine Greek ἔντυβον, from Latin intibus — endive, succory.

kähäräendiivi (Finnish): Cichorium endivia var. crispum

Definitions

  1. Cichorium endivia var. crispum

Ancestry of “kähäräendiivi”, step by step

kähäräendiivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish endiivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishendiiviendive, Cichorium endivia vegetable
2Swedishendivia
3Medieval Latinendivia
4Late Latinintibusendive, succory
5Byzantine Greekἔντυβονendive
6Latinintibusendive, succory

via Finnish kähärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkähäräcurled, fuzzed
Every word from Latin intibusEvery word from Byzantine Greek ἔντυβονEvery word from Late Latin intibus
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