Where does “kaalikirva” come from?
kaalikirva (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaali, from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
kaalikirva (Finnish): cabbage aphid, cabbage aphis, grey cabbage aphid, mealy cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae agricultural pest chiefly feeding on plants of genus
Definitions
- cabbage aphid, cabbage aphis, grey cabbage aphid, mealy cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae agricultural pest chiefly feeding on plants of genus
Ancestry of “kaalikirva”, step by step
kaalikirva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaali | cabbage; Brassica, a plant genus in Brassicaceae;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kāl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kál | cabbage, kale |
| 4 | Old English | cāwel | colewort |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kauli | cabbage, colewort |
| 6 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
via Finnish kirva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirva | aphid, commonly also plant louse or greenfly,... |