Where does “kanadanpalsami” come from?
kanadanpalsami (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kanada, from English cañada, from Spanish cañada, from Spanish -ada, from Spanish -ado, from Old Spanish -ado, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
kanadanpalsami (Finnish): Canada balsam turpentine produced from the resin of balsam fir
Definitions
- Canada balsam turpentine produced from the resin of balsam fir
Ancestry of “kanadanpalsami”, step by step
kanadanpalsami traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Kanada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kanada | of Canada |
| 2 | English | cañada | A small canyon; a narrow valley or glen |
| 3 | Spanish | cañada | glen, gully, ravine |
| 4 | Spanish | -ada | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 5 | Spanish | -ado | Suffix indicating the masculine singular past... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | -ado | forms the masculine singular past participle of regular |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Finnish palsami
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palsami | balsam, balm; impatiens, touch-me-not, snapweed,... |
| 2 | Swedish | balsam | balsam sweet-smelling oil |
| 3 | Latin | balsamum | balsam (substance or tree); balm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάλσαμον | Arabian balsam tree; balsam, the fragrant oil... |
| 5 | Hebrew | בושם | perfume |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *buśm- | — |