Where does “kakiluumu” come from?

kakiluumu (Finnish) comes from Finnish käki, from Japanese 柿, from Old Japanese 柿.

kakiluumu (Finnish): persimmon

Definitions

  1. persimmon

Ancestry of “kakiluumu”, step by step

kakiluumu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish käki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäkicuckoo
2Japanese柿a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon;...
3Old Japanese柿—

via Finnish luumu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluumuplum
2Old Swedishplumon—
Every word from Old Japanese 柿 →Every word from Japanese 柿 →Every word from Finnish käki →